[ぼうじゃくぶじん, boujakubujin] (adj-na, n, adj-no) arrogance; audacity; (behaving) outrageously as though there were no one around; insolence; defiance; overbearing [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Defiance \De*fi"ance\, n. [OF. defiance, desfiance, challenge,
fr. desfier to challenge, F. d['e]fier. See {Defy}.]
1. The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to
combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat.
[1913 Webster]
A war without a just defiance made. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Stood for her cause, and flung defiance down.
--Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition
to resist; contempt of opposition.
[1913 Webster]
He breathed defiance to my ears. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. A casting aside; renunciation; rejection. [Obs.] "Defiance
to thy kindness." --Ford.
[1913 Webster]
{To bid defiance}, {To set at defiance}, to defy; to
disregard recklessly or contemptuously. --Locke.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defiance
n 1: intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude [syn:
{defiance}, {rebelliousness}]
2: a hostile challenge
3: a defiant act
You know the meaning of this word? click [add this word] to add this word to our database with its meaning, to impart your knowledge for the general benefit
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
