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defying
We have found lemma(root) word of defying : defy.
Definitions
[dɪˈfʌɪ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- openly resist or refuse to obey
(e.g: a woman who defies convention)
- appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something
(e.g: he glowered at her, defying her to mock him)
Phrases:
- defy the odds
Origin
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Middle English (in the senses ‘renounce an allegiance’ and ‘challenge to combat’): from Old French desfier, based on Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + fidus ‘faithful’
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