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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chōsen suru
"彼女はルールに挑戦して遅くまで外にいます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To openly resist or refuse to obey.
"She defies the rules by staying out late." - 2
To challenge someone to do something.
"He defies anyone to prove him wrong."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'defy' originates from the Old French 'defier', which comes from the Latin 'defiare', meaning 'to challenge'. Its usage has evolved from a sense of challenging authority to a broader meaning of resisting or refusing to obey.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Defy" is said worldwide
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Défier
Transliteration: defier
"Elle défie les règles en sortant tard."
Herausfordern
Transliteration: herausfordern
"Er fordert jeden heraus, ihn zu widerlegen."
Sfida
Transliteration: sfida
"Lei sfida le regole rimanendo fuori tardi."
Desafiar
Transliteration: desafiar
"Ella desafía las reglas al quedarse fuera tarde."
Desafiar
Transliteration: desafiar
"Ela desafia as regras ao ficar fora tarde."
चुनौती देना
Transliteration: chunauti dena
"वह नियमों को चुनौती देती है।"
挑战
Transliteration: tiǎozhàn
"她挑战规则，晚上待得很晚。"
도전하다
Transliteration: dojeonhada
"그녀는 규칙에 도전하여 늦게까지 밖에 있습니다."
挑戦する
Transliteration: chōsen suru
"彼女はルールに挑戦して遅くまで外にいます。"
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