defy

defy is a 4-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 10 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
2. transitive verb. To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion.
3. noun. A challenge.
4. verb. challenge

   "I dare you!"

   Synonyms: dare

5. verb. resist or confront with resistance

   "The politician defied public opinion"

   "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"

   Synonyms: hold, withstand

6. verb. elude, especially in a baffling way

   "This behavior defies explanation"

   Synonyms: refuse, resist

Synonyms

dare, hold, withstand, refuse, resist

Common word forms

defied, defier, defies, defying

Words from these letters

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