défi — meaning in English
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English meaning
- affront noun An action or remark that deliberately insults or offends someone.
- challenge noun A task or situation that tests someone's abilities in a demanding but often rewarding way.
- dare verb To have the courage or nerve to do something.
- defiance noun Open, bold resistance to authority or opposition.
Senses
défi is used for these senses in English:
- affront An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
- challenge A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
- challenge (legal, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
- dare A challenge to prove courage.
- defiance The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
affront — full definition
- noun An action or remark that deliberately insults or offends someone.
- verb To insult or offend someone openly.
challenge — full definition
- noun A task or situation that tests someone's abilities in a demanding but often rewarding way.
- noun An invitation to a contest, or a questioning of something's validity.
- verb To dispute or question something, or to invite someone to a contest.