WORD: DEFY
MEANING:
1. a. To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance: defied the blockade by sailing straight through it. b. To refuse to submit to or cooperate with: defied the court order by leaving the country. 2. To be beyond the application or scope of; be contrary or resistant to: an act that defies explanation; a problem that defies any conventional approach. 3. To challenge or dare (someone) to do something: She defied her accusers to prove their charges.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Ravi Shastri, ballsy as ever: Nail-biting finish in Adelaide Test makes Indian coach's body defy laws of physiology
PRONOUNCE:
LINK: DEFY
MEANING:
1. a. To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance: defied the blockade by sailing straight through it. b. To refuse to submit to or cooperate with: defied the court order by leaving the country. 2. To be beyond the application or scope of; be contrary or resistant to: an act that defies explanation; a problem that defies any conventional approach. 3. To challenge or dare (someone) to do something: She defied her accusers to prove their charges.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Ravi Shastri, ballsy as ever: Nail-biting finish in Adelaide Test makes Indian coach's body defy laws of physiology
PRONOUNCE:
| de·fy - डिफाइ |
LINK: DEFY
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