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defiance

CEFR: C1

Open, bold resistance or intentional refusal to obey an unjust law, authority, or dogma.

Synonyms

insubordination
resistance

Common Collocations

in defiance of
act of defiance
open defiance

Example Sentence

In open defiance of traditional gender conventions, nineteenth-century women founded university medical colleges.

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