Defiance and Engagement

Defiance

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

Engagement noun - The act or state of being engaged to be married.

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Defiance and engagement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Engagement".

Nearby Words: engage, engaged, engaging

notable	notable defiance	notable engagement
usual	usual defiance	usual engagement
direct	direct defiance	direct engagement
complete	complete defiance	complete engagement
Other adjectives: open, actual, constant, social, possible, final, earlier.

In the musical this defiance costs him his engagement with Elsa, though she's more broken up about it than he is.

Source: Theatre / The Sound of Music

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