Vocabulary C1: to refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc

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to refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc

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Hundreds of people today DEFIES the ban on political gatherings.

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defy

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The beauty of the scene DEFIES description.

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The baby boy DEFIED all the odds and survived (= stayed alive when it seemed certain that he would die).

To refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc