ALL meanings of defy
de·fy
D d - verb defy If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way. 3
- verb defy If you defy someone to do something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it. 3
- verb defy If something defies description or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain. 3
- verb defy to resist (a powerful person, authority, etc) openly and boldly 3
- verb defy to elude, esp in a baffling way 3
- verb defy to challenge or provoke (someone to do something judged to be impossible); dare 3
- verb defy to invite to do battle or combat 3
- verb transitive defy to resist or oppose boldly or openly 3
- verb transitive defy to resist completely in a baffling way 3
- verb transitive defy to dare (someone) to do or prove something 3
- verb transitive defy to challenge (someone) to fight 3
- noun defy a defiance or challenge 3
- noun defy Openly resist or refuse to obey. 1
- verb with object defy to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority. 1
- verb with object defy to offer effective resistance to: a fort that defies attack. 1
- verb with object defy to challenge (a person) to do something deemed impossible: They defied him to dive off the bridge. 1
- verb with object defy Archaic. to challenge to a combat or contest. 1
- noun plural defy a challenge; a defiance. 1
- transitive verb defy go against 1
- transitive verb defy resist 1
- transitive verb defy challenge 1
- noun defy (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A challenge. 0
- verb defy To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce. 0
- verb defy To challenge (someone) to do something difficult. 0
- verb defy To refuse to obey. 0
- verb defy To not conform to or follow a pattern or certain set of rules. 0