Defy

Vocabulary Spotlight

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: अवहेलना करना (Avhelna karna) – To openly resist or refuse to obey.

[dih-fahy]

Resist – विरोध करना (virodh karna)
Challenge – चुनौती देना (chunauti dena)

Disobey – आज्ञा का पालन न करना (aagya ka palan na karna)
Oppose – विरोध करना (virodh karna)

“Defy” shabd Old French ke “desfier” se aaya hai, jiska matlab hai “to challenge or renounce faith”. Yeh 14th century mein English mein aaya.

Verb: Defy – अवहेलना करना (avhelna karna)

Noun: Defiance – अवज्ञा (avagya)

Adjective: Defiant – अवज्ञाकारी (avagya kaari)

1. Usne rules ko defy karne ka faisla kiya.

– He decided to defy the rules.

2. Protest mein logon ne hukum ki defy kiya.

– People defied orders in the protest.

India mein defy ka concept political aur social protests mein dekha jata hai jahan log system ke against resist karte hain.

“Defy” ka use aksar tab hota hai jab koi vyakti ya group openly resist karta hai kisi rule, authority ya order ko.

Resist (विरोध करना)

Follow (पालन करना)

Agree (सहमति)

Accept (स्वीकार करना)

‘Resist’ sahi jawab hai kyunki defy ka matlab hai kisi rule ya order ka avhelna karna ya openly resist karna.

Greek (यूनानी)

Latin (लैटिन)

Old French (पुरानी फ्रेंच)

German (जर्मन)

‘Old French’ sahi jawab hai kyunki defy Old French ke “desfier” se aaya hai.

Challenge (चुनौती देना)

Resist (विरोध करना)

Obey (पालन करना)

Disobey (आज्ञा का पालन न करना)

‘Obey’ sahi jawab hai kyunki defy aur obey opposite hain; defy mein rule ka avhelna hai aur obey mein uska palan.