Synonyms of the word

defiance

• n. The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
• n. Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power.
• n. A challenging attitude or behaviour; challenge.

challenge

• n. A confrontation; a dare.
• n. A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that…
• n. (law) A procedure or action.
• n. (hunting) The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.
• v. To invite someone to take part in a competition.
• v. To dare someone.
• v. To dispute something.
• v. (law) To make a formal objection to a juror.
• v. (obsolete) To claim as due; to demand as a right.
• v. (obsolete) To censure; to blame.
• v. (military) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
• v. (US) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as…
• v. (Canada, US) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.

intractability

• n. The state of being intractable; intractableness.

intractableness

• n. The state of being intractable; intractability.

rebelliousness

• n. The state of being rebellious.

resistance

• n. The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
• n. (physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
• n. (physics) Shortened form of electrical resistance.
• n. An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance…