defiance

«defiance» in Mova's school dictionary: bold refusal to obey, or open resistance to someone in power — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (defiance)

meaning for a pupil

1) Defiance is bold refusal to obey, or open resistance to someone in power. tree →

2) A look of defiance shows you will not give in. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories a hero shows defiance to a cruel king or a dragon; in lessons, a bold no to authority

examples

• The child stood up to the bully in defiance. tree →
• She gave her teacher a look of defiance. tree →
• He refused to tidy his room, in open defiance of Mum. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «defiance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.