[di-fahy-uh
ns] 
| 1. | a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force. |
| 2. | open disregard; contempt (often fol. by of): defiance of danger; His refusal amounted to defiance. |
| 3. | a challenge to meet in combat or in a contest. |
| 4. | bid defiance to, to offer resistance; defy. |
| 5. | in defiance of, in spite of; notwithstanding: There was a splendid audience in defiance of the rainstorm. |