verb
sprzeciwiać się
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.
Collocations
defy authoritydefy a bandefy expectations
Word forms
defiedpast simpledefyingpresent participledefiesthird person singular
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