Defiance and Uprising

Defiance

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

Uprising noun - Open fighting against authority (as one's own government).

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Defiance and uprising are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Uprising".

Nearby Word: uprise

joint	joint defiance	joint uprising
complete	complete defiance	complete uprising
total	total defiance	total uprising
actual	actual defiance	actual uprising
Other adjectives: futile, social, possible, further.

Pretty much the only reason a second uprising doesn't occur is the small number of irathients in Defiance to begin with and the E-rep barricading the town.

Source: Series / Defiance

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