Defy

English

Etymology

From Old French defier, from Vulgar Latin *disfidare (“‘renounce one's faith’”), from Latin dis- (“‘away’”) + fidus (“‘faithful’”). Meaning shifted 14c. from "be disloyal" to "challenge."

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -aɪ

Noun

Singular Defy

Plural def

Defy (def)

1. A challenge.

Translations

Challenge

Finnish: haaste fi(fi) French: défi fr(fr)

Polish: wyzwanie n. Portuguese: desafiar pt(pt)

Verb

Infinitive to Defy

Third person singular def

Simple past ed

Past participle -

Present participle i

to Defy (third-person singular simple present def, present participle i, simple past and past participle ed)

1. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
2. To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion.

Translations

To renounce or desolve all bonds

Bulgarian: игнорирам bg(bg), пренебрегвам bg(bg)

Kurdish: عاسی بوون, له‌ قسه‌ده‌رچوون

To provoke to combat or strife

Bulgarian: предизвиквам bg(bg) Finnish: (to provoke to combat, call out to combat) haastaa, (to treat with contempt; to defy the power of a magistrate) uhmata

Kurdish: به‌ربه‌کانی کردن, به‌ربه‌ره‌کانێ کردن

Anagrams

• defy,
• yfed

el:defy fr:defy io:defy it:defy kn:defy hu:defy ml:defy ja:defy simple:defy fi:defy ta:defy te:defy vi:defy zh:defy