Defiance and Indifference

Defiance

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

Indifference noun - Lack of interest or concern.

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Defiance and indifference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Indifference".

Nearby Words: indifferent, indifferently

usual	usual defiance	usual indifference
utter	utter defiance	utter indifference
total	total defiance	total indifference
mild	mild defiance	mild indifference
Other adjectives: sheer, open, great, social, apparent, outright, smug, odd, earlier, stoic.

Jump Cut to Alice's face: *Dramatically appropriate expression of grief, shock, hunger, indifference, puppies, etc.* There is a Sting and then a Jump Cut to Bob's face: *Dramatically appropriate expression of defiance, anger, leprosy, epilepsy, narcolepsy, etc.*

Source: Melodramatic Pause

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