defy
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Verb[change]
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- When you defy someone, you refuse to do what he or she wants you to do.
- He is going to defy her orders for him to come here.
- When you defy something, you challenge it.
- That politician is willing to defy public opinion, even if it is not politically popular.
Noun[change]
- A defy is a challenge to something.