Defy vs. Resist — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Defy and Resist
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Defy
To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance
Defied the blockade by sailing straight through it.
Resist
A resist, used in many areas of manufacturing and art, is something that is added to parts of an object to create a pattern by protecting these parts from being affected by a subsequent stage in the process. Often the resist is then removed.
Defy
To refuse to submit to or cooperate with
Defied the court order by leaving the country.
Resist
To take action in opposition to; try to eliminate, reduce, or stop
Resisted the effort to close the school.
Defy
To be beyond the application or scope of; be contrary or resistant to
An act that defies explanation.
A problem that defies any conventional approach.
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Resist
To take action to defeat or thwart (an invading or occupying military force).
Defy
To challenge or dare (someone) to do something
She defied her accusers to prove their charges.
Resist
To remain unaltered, undamaged, or unaffected by; withstand
A crank that resists torque.
A material that resists solar degradation.
Defy
(transitive) To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
To defy an enemy;
To defy the power of a magistrate;
To defy the arguments of an opponent;
To defy public opinion
Resist
To provide resistance to (an electrical current).
Defy
(transitive) To refuse to obey.
If you defy your teacher you may end up in detention.
Resist
To keep from giving in to, engaging in, or enjoying
Resisted pressure to conform.
Resisted investing in real estate.
Defy
To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.
Resist
To offer resistance.
Defy
To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
Resist
A substance that can cover and protect a surface, as from corrosion.
Defy
(obsolete) A challenge.
Resist
(transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
Defy
To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
I defy the surety and the bond.
For thee I have defied my constant mistress.
Resist
(transitive) To withstand the actions of.
Defy
To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion.
I once againDefy thee to the trial of mortal fight.
I defy the enemies of our constitution to show the contrary.
Resist
(intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
Defy
A challenge.
Resist
To be distasteful to.
Defy
Resist or confront with resistance;
The politician defied public opinion
The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
The bridge held
Resist
A protective coating or covering.
Defy
Elude, especially in a baffling way;
This behavior defies explanation
Resist
To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.
That mortal dint,Save He who reigns above, none can resist.
Defy
Challenge;
I dare you!
Resist
To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose.
God resisteth the proud.
Contrary to his high willWhom we resist.
Resist
To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction.
Resist
To be distasteful to.
Resist
To make opposition.
Resist
A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers; - also called reserve. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes.
Resist
Something that resists or prevents a certain action;
Resist
Elude, especially in a baffling way;
This behavior defies explanation
Resist
Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
Resist
Express opposition through action or words;
Dissent to the laws of the country
Resist
Withstand the force of something;
The trees resisted her
Stand the test of time
The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow
Resist
Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ;
His body rejected the liver of the donor
Resist
Refuse to comply
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