Definisi : vt 1. resist openly, menentang: the terrorists defied every attempt to subdue them, pengganas-pengganas itu menentang setiap percubaan utk menundukkan mereka; 2. refuse to obey, a. (person) melawan, mengingkari + approp n: you cannot ~ your superiors, kamu tdk boleh melawan ketuamu; the boy defied his father and went ahead to join the army, budak lelaki itu mengingkari perintah bapanya dan meneruskan rancangannya memasuki tentera; b. (the law, social convention, etc) mengingkari; 3. make impossible, tdk dapat: the problem defies solution, masalah itu tdk dapat diselesaikan; beauty that defies description, keindahan yg tdk dapat digambarkan; 4. challenge, mencabar: he defied me to prove that he was lying, dia mencabar saya utk membuktikan bahawa dia berbohong. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)