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Collocations for defiance - noun

ADJ.

blatant, flagrant, open
flagrant defiance of the rules
childish

PREP.

in ~ (of)
She held up a clenched fist in defiance. | They organized a street demonstration in defiance of the government ban.
out of ~
I left the room untidy out of sheer defiance.

PHRASES

an act of defiance, a gesture of defiance

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