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Defies Pronunciation

Pronounce Defies as D EH F IY EH S.

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    Defies phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'defies'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of defies: /dɛfɪɛs/
    • Modern IPA representation of defies: /dɛfɪɛs/

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    List of meaning for defies

    to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of

    in those days a woman was brave if she defied fashion and wore white after Labor Day

    to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat

    after missing the target, she defied her boyfriend to do better

    to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage

    a rescue team willing to defy the raging storm

    to refuse to give in to

    a bicyclist who regularly defies illness and infirmity in order to compete in races

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term defies

    Protecting criminal aliens from federal immigration authorities defies common sense and undermines the rule of law.

    – Jeff Sessions

    When someone tells you something defies description, you can be pretty sure he's going to have a go at it anyway.

    – Clyde B. Aster

    There is a form of laughter that springs from the heart, heard every day in the merry voice of childhood, the expression of a laughter -- loving spirit that defies analysis by the philosopher, which has nothing rigid or mechanical in it, and totally without social significance. Bubbling spontaneously from the heart of child or man. Without egotism and full of feeling, laughter is the music of life.

    – William Osler

    Frankly, I would be astonished if we get to a point where the governor outright defies an order of our state’s highest court, that said, if she does, there is a word for it. It is called contempt.

    – Ryan Kiesel

    The idea that a proxy struggle between the Gulf Arabs and the Iranians can be effectively managed by the United States defies both logic and history.

    – Justin Logan

    Callichimaera perplexa is so unique and strange that it can be considered the platypus of the crab world, usually we think of crabs as big animals with broad carapaces, strong claws, small eyes in long eyestalks, and a small tail tucked under the body. Well, Callichimaera defies all of these' crabby' features and forces a rethink of our definition of what makes a crab a crab.

    – Javier Luque

    It's funny, to me, the way people refer to childbirth as a miraculous event. A miracle is something that defies nature. Only, childbirth has got to be the most natural thing in the world. Top three anyway. But, on the other hand, when you think about it, there's really no other word that fits. Sperm. Egg. A coincidental meshing of genetic information that will grow something that could write an opera or cook up some Napalm. It blows my mind.

    – Barbara Hall

    We are told on one hand to focus efforts on criminals but those same folks who want to focus on criminals don’t let us into the county jails, it just defies logic.

    – Acting ICE Director Tom Homan

    It defies everything that this country was based on, it's just wrong.

    – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley

    Wow. You know, we're going to have a president who defies the Supreme Court because they don't agree.

    – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal

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