defy
/dɪˈfaɪ/
verb
- To openly resist or refuse to obey someone or something, especially an authority or rule.
- The teenager decided to defy her parents' curfew and stay out late.
- He defied the doctor's orders and went back to work too soon.
- Protesters gathered to defy the government's new law.
- To challenge or dare someone to do something, often to prove they can.
- She defied her classmates to climb the tallest tree in the park.
- The coach defied the team to finish the race in under an hour.
- I defy you to find a better pizza in this town.
- To be so extreme or unusual that something seems impossible or very difficult to achieve.
- The acrobat's performance defied belief with its incredible balance.
- Her kindness in the face of cruelty defies explanation.
- The ancient building has defied the ravages of time for centuries.