defied

[ dih-fahyd ]
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adjective
  1. challenged or resisted boldly or openly; rebelled against: Both novels end with a degree of reconciliation and acceptance between the defied parent and the wayward child.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of defy.

Origin of defied

1
First recorded in 1810–20; defy + -ed2 for the adjective; defy + -ed1 for the verb

Other words from defied

  • un·de·fied, adjective

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