defy

/dɪˈfaɪ/

verb

sprzeciwiać się

/spʂɛˈt͡ɕivʲat͡ɕ ɕɛ/· czasownik

Also

stawiać opórnie podporządkowywać się

Definition

to refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc.

Examples

I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers.

Nie odważyłbym się sprzeciwić moim nauczycielom.

Synonyms

resist disobey challenge

Collocations

defy authoritydefy a bandefy expectations

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