Defiance and Heroism

Defiance

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

Heroism noun - Strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger.

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Defiance and heroism are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Heroism".

Nearby Words: heroic, hero, heroically

pure	pure defiance	pure heroism
true	true defiance	true heroism
sheer	sheer defiance	sheer heroism
actual	actual defiance	actual heroism
Other adjectives: great, continued, outright.

Similarly, Nolan seems to have a great reluctance to talk about the Battle of Defiance, despite his (implied) heroism for being one of the Defiant Few.

Source: Series / Defiance

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