Defiance and Paradox

Defiance

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

Paradox noun - Someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another.

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Defiance and paradox are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Paradox".

Nearby Words: paradoxical, paradoxically

sheer	sheer defiance	sheer paradox
blatant	blatant defiance	blatant paradox
active	active defiance	active paradox
actual	actual defiance	actual paradox
Other adjectives: possible, final, odd.

At one point in Defiance, Raziel is informed by another character that, as a result of a temporal paradox, he was in fact the only entity in the universe capable of free will, and yet his choices were nevertheless staggeringly easy to manipulate by outside influences.

Source: Video Game / Legacy of Kain
At one point in the final game in the series, Defiance, Raziel is informed by another character that, as a result of a temporal paradox, he was in fact the only entity in the universe capable of free will, and yet his choices were nevertheless staggeringly easy to manipulate by outside influences.

Source: Video Games and Fate
And that he is doomed to fulfill this fate over and over again at least until Kain creates a paradox and saves him... until Defiance when Raziel willingly becomes the Soul Reaver, purified of any corrupting influence.

Source: And Then John Was a Zombie

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