Defiance and Strike

Defiance

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

Strike noun - A work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands.

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Defiance and strike are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Strike".

Nearby Words: striking, striker, strikeout, striked, striken

full	full defiance	full strike
normal	normal defiance	normal strike
direct	direct defiance	direct strike
complete	complete defiance	complete strike
Other adjectives: open, actual, great, possible, final, extra.

When a maiden warrior screams in defiance and courage as she dies in battle, the gods strike her with lightning, rescuing her to Valhalla.

Source: Literature / Immortals After Dark
In "Fort Defiance", Gus and Vaun lead the Ancients' strike team in breaking into the Stoneheart tower in order to abduct Palmer.

Source: Series / The Strain TV Series
However, blatant defiance of physics comes into play with the Yao Guai (mutated bears) enemies, who, thanks to a rather stiff character model, react to just about every death strike as though they were full of helium.

Source: Blown Across the Room

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