Meaning of defy in Arabic is: (تحدى) among others. This article contains pronunciation, examples, and more!

Meaning of defy in English and Arabic

تحدىتَحَدَّى - فعل

1) defy - verb

  ∘ Meaning of defy in Arabic and English:

تحدىتَحَدَّىْ أيأَيْ رفضرَفَضَ طاعة قانون أو أمر أوء شخصطَاعَةَ قَانُوْنٍ أَوْ أَمْرٍ أَوء شَخْصٍ

to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb defy

defied

  ∘ Past participle of the verb defy

defied

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  ∘ past tense conjugation in Arabic تحدىتَحَدَّى

تحدىتَحَدَّىْ

  ∘ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic تحدىتَحَدَّى

يتحدىيَتَحَدَّىْ

  ∘ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic تحدىتَحَدَّى

تحدتَحَدَّ

  ∘ Example of defy in Arabic and English

تحدى المتظاهرون تَحَدَّىْ المُتَظَاهِرُوْنَ حظرحَظْرَ التجولالتَّجَوُّلِ

The demonstrators defied the curfew

تحدى المهاتير محمد حزبهتَحَدَّىْ المَهَاتِيْرُ مُحَمَّدَ حِزْبَهُ

Mahathir Mohammad has defied his party

More Examples

تحدى تَحَدَّىْ اتحاداتِّحَادُ الطلبة القوانين الجديدةالطَّلَبَةِ القَوَانِيْنَ الجَدِيْدَةَ

The student union has defied the new policies

أعدمأُعْدِمَ لأنه تحدى الملكية لِأَنَّهُ تَحَدَّىْ المَلَكِيَّةَ علانيةعَلَانِيَةً

He was executed as he openly defied the monarchy

  ∘ How to pronounce defy in English?

defy is pronounced in English as

تحدى - فعل

2) defy - verb

  ∘ Meaning of defy in Arabic and English:

تحدى المنطق أي تَحَدَّىْ المَنْطِقَ أَيْ حدثحَدَثَ خارجخَارِجَ نطاق المألوفنِطَاقِ المَأْلُوْفِ

defy logic/the odds etc: to not happen according to the principles you would expect

  ∘ Example of defy in Arabic and English

تحدى الطفل الصعاب ونجىتَحَدَّىْ الطِّفْلُ الصِّعَابَ وَنَجَىْ

The little child defied the odds and survived

نجاحها يتحدى المنطقنَجَاحُهَا يَتَحَدَّىْ المَنْطِقَ

Her success defied the logic

  ∘ How to pronounce defy in English?

defy is pronounced in English as

totop