I`ve never seen arcs of more graceful shape or better suited to defy the attacks of time. If you intentionally break a rule or ignore an order, resist or challenge that rule. The word challenge comes from the Latin word disfidare for «renouncing the faith.» So if you are expected to be faithful to a certain law or rule, but you refuse to be, you oppose it. There are many ways to resist – challenging your parents by staying beyond curfew, or defying common sense by walking in with shoes on your head. The buildings leaned madly and defied the law of gravity. The Simpsons really defy all expectations in terms of normal lifespan. Once again, we have seen the disturbing scenes of young and old resisting riot police and arbitrary detention in an authoritarian state. The man who once seemed to completely defy death stuck to his reputation and rewards long after succumbing to his mortality. «Thirty,» the first bidder said in a tone that seemed to defy the competition. Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qaeda, explicitly called on French Muslims to oppose the ban.

To say this is to make a statement so obvious that it defies the need for a quote. He couldn`t bear to open up his terrible situation to his uncle David, commit suicide, or defy Longcluse`s revenge. It was probably this opposition that led the young Cargill to the decision that it would really be worth challenging the legend. If they are still modern and alive, I challenge you to bury them when discussing living issues in a complete and honest way. The political implications are clear – but the battle lines that will form are likely to oppose party lines. To resist means to openly refuse to do anything. You can defy the rule of non-costume in the classroom when you wear your fairy wings to school, but don`t try to defy the laws of gravity unless you can actually fly. Note: The purpose of the story may have been to «break the faith» > «despise» > «defy a fight», although the latter meaning seems to be the oldest Frenchman. The Middle English defien «renounce, deny, despise, defy to fight», borrowed from the Anglo-French defier, desfier, de-, des- de- + proud «promise, trust, count on», return to the vulgar Latin *fÄ«dÄre, reform of the Latin fÄ«dere «confiance (dans), confiance (dans)` – plus under the entry of faith 1.