Word Meaning

defy definition and meaning

v. t. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
v. t. 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.
n. A challenge.

Crossword clues for defy

- Dare
- Flout
- Issue challenge to
- Issues challenge to
- Openly challenge
- Openly resist
- Resist
- Resist openly
- To challenge authority is definitely going to extremes