defiance
noun
[ dɪˈfʌɪəns ]
• open resistance; bold disobedience.
• "an act of defiance"
Similar:
resistance,
opposition,
confrontation,
non-compliance,
disobedience,
insubordination,
dissent,
recalcitrance,
subversion,
subversiveness,
rebelliousness,
mutinousness,
provocation,
daring,
boldness,
temerity,
audacity,
bravado,
aggression,
contempt,
disregard,
scorn,
insolence,
truculence,
contumacy,
Origin:
Middle English (denoting the renunciation of an allegiance or friendship): from Old French, from defier ‘defy’.
