Grade 5
(de-fi-ance) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. bold disobedience and lack of respect for authority.

Example Sentence

The students were showing defiance when they refused to do their work.

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

defiance
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • science

  • alliance
  • appliance
  • compliance
  • defiance
  • reliance

  • noncompliance
  • pseudoscience