āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
defiantly
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻšā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
in a manner that proudly or boldly refuses to obey or submit to authority or rules
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She defiantly crossed her arms when told to apologize.
āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻšā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ§āĻ˛āĨ¤
1.1
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻŦā§
in a way that shows unwillingness to accept criticism, blame, or disapproval
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She defiantly insisted she was innocent despite the evidence.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻˇāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
defiantly
defiant
defy
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