Break and Defiance

Break

Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

full	full break	full defiance
notable	notable break	notable defiance
complete	complete break	complete defiance
total	total break	total defiance
Other adjectives: true, actual, ultimate, possible, final, apparent, outright.

S.M. Stirling's The Draka stories portray The Domination as a VillianSuetopia, where history just seems to repeatedly break in favor of The Draka, in defiance of all logic.

Source: Mary Suetopia
Break the Haughty: Rameses's smugly stubborn defiance of God brings a variety of misfortunes and tragedies upon him.

Source: Film / The Ten Commandments
Joan admits that Conrad does indeed frustrate her to no end with his defiance and rule-breaking, irresponsibility, and making bad choices... but, she chooses Conrad over Larry and then asks Larry to get out, which makes him break down and cry, having lost the love of his life.

Source: Film / The Cat in the Hat

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