Synonyms for defied
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb dih-fahy; noun dih-fahy, dee-fahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb dɪˈfaɪ; noun dɪˈfaɪ, ˈdi faɪ |
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Définition of defied
Origin :- c.1300, "to renounce one's allegiance;" mid-14c., "to challenge, defy," from Old French defier, desfier "to challenge, defy, provoke; renounce (a belief), repudiate (a vow, etc.)," from Vulgar Latin *disfidare "renounce one's faith," from Latin dis- "away" (see dis-) + fidus "faithful" (see faith).
- verb challenge, frustrate
- He had been defied, trapped, made a victim of the gang who had killed his most valued informer.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- How it came, how it was passed from hearth to hearth, defied our penetration.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- To apply for protection, where authority is defied, is bold.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- She defied all efforts of the master to make her become friends with White Fang.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- Public opinion was defied, and the old methods were continued.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- She thwarted him as much as she could, and defied him as far as she dared.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- So, whenever I met him, I defied him to do it; and he sloped off crestfallen, I can tell you.'
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- Was it anything more than the letter of the Divine law that I had defied and broken?
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- Also I have a shrewd idea of what he will say when he learns in what manner you have defied his wishes.
- Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini
- His thoughts were of a quality that defied polite utterance.
- Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
Antonyms for defied
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