Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To resist or refuse to obey instructions or a challenge.
Defy
/dɪˈfaɪ/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Examples:
Wretches, that he defies you both to do your worst.'
"No, that was the day before," defied Clyde.
I defy him to do that, for I am ruined already."
Etymology:
From Middle English defien, derived from Old French desfiier, meaning to renounce or challenge, rooted in Latin disfidare, a combination of dis- (reversal) and fidare (trust).
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