Defy and Grieve

Defy

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

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Grieve and defy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grieve" instead a verb "Defy".

Nearby Words: defied, defying

Grieve verb - To feel deep sadness or mental pain.

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Defy and grieve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defy" instead a verb "Grieve".

Nearby Words: grievous, grievance, grief, grieving

death	defy death	grieve death
rules	defy rules	grieve rules

They take care of the wounded Pu Sheng and grieve when he dies, are repentant at essentially having caused the death of two of the girls, and in the end they decide to play the trope straight and defy the stereotype, by taking the students' place.

Source: Film / Flowers of War

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