Defied

/dɪˈfaɪd/ verb

Openly resisted or refused to obey an authority, rule, or challenge; stood up against something with courage.

From Old French 'defier' meaning to disavow or challenge, from Latin 'dis-' (opposite) + 'fidare' (to trust). Entered English by the 1300s with meaning of bold resistance.

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