Accusation and Defiance

Accusation

Accusation noun - An assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence.

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Defiance and accusation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Accusation".

Nearby Words: accuse, accused, accusing, accuser, accusatory

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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Accusation and defiance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accusation" instead a noun "Defiance".

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

rare	rare accusation	rare defiance
direct	direct accusation	direct defiance
true	true accusation	true defiance
open	open accusation	open defiance
Other adjectives: wrong, useless, angry, frequent, possible, outright, odd, insane, earlier.

Till We Have Faces is written as Orual's accusation and defiance of the gods.

Source: Smite Me, O Mighty Smiter! aka: Smite Me Oh Mighty Smiter
In defiance of how the trope usually goes, she interrupts him and completely ignores the accusation; they're in a crisis situation.

Source: She Is Not My Girlfriend aka: Shes Not My Girlfriend

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