Defiance and Motivation

Defiance

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

Motivation noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Defiance and motivation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Motivation".

full	full defiance	full motivation
clear	clear defiance	clear motivation
usual	usual defiance	usual motivation
true	true defiance	true motivation
Other adjectives: actual, great, ultimate, heroic, possible, final, apparent, further, extra, greater.

Part of Moist's motivation is to prove that he is different than Gilt, in defiance of Not So Different.

Source: Evil Counterpart / Literature

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