Defy and Despise

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Defy

Defy verb - To go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of.

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Despise and defy are semantically related in challenge topic. In some cases you can use "Despise" instead a verb "Defy", when it comes to topics like disregard, dare.

Nearby Words: defied, defying

Despise

Despise verb - To dislike strongly.

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Defy and despise are semantically related in disregard topic. Sometimes you can use "Defy" instead a verb "Despise", if it concerns topics such as dare.

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Common collocations

people	defy people	despise people
idea	defy idea	despise idea
order	defy order	despise order
father	defy father	despise father
Other words: anyone, stereotype.

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