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Defy vs. Resist — What's the Difference?

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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