Defiance and Kick

Defiance

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

Kick noun - A feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent.

Usage example: nowadays there seem to be few words in the dictionary that do not raise a kick from one person or another

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Defiance and kick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Kick".

Nearby Words: kicked, kickback, kicker, kicking

full	full defiance	full kick
usual	usual defiance	usual kick
complete	complete defiance	complete kick
actual	actual defiance	actual kick
Other adjectives: weak, ultimate, final, further, extra.

Was willing to start a nuclear war at Livingston Trench, completely in defiance of orders, because she was sick and tired of having the biggest boat in the water and not being able to kick ass with it.

Source: Series / seaQuest DSV
The actual device used was a goad or prick, which was a pointy stick which you'd stick the beast with, hence the English idiom for useless, painful defiance, "to kick against the prick"; animals which tried kicking the pricks would hurt themselves further for no gain.

Source: Whip It Good

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