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verb (defies, defying, defied) with object

〈法律･規則･権威など〉に従わない, 公然と反抗する; …を無視する, ものともしない

e.g. a woman who defies convention.

(of a thing) make (an action or quality) almost impossible:

〈物事が〉〈描写･理解･分析など〉を不可能にする, 許さない, 拒む

e.g. his actions defy belief.

with object and infinitive appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something:

e.g. he glowered at her, defying her to mock him.

e.g. go now, defy him to the combat.

DERIVATIVES

defier |dəˈfī(ə)r| noun

ORIGIN

Middle English (in the senses ‘renounce an allegiance’ and ‘challenge to combat’): from Old French desfier, based on Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + fidus ‘faithful’.