The student's act of defiance, refusing to follow the outdated dress code, sparked a debate among the faculty about the policy's relevance.
该学生拒绝遵守过时着装规定的违抗行为，引发了教师之间关于该政策是否合宜的讨论。
Which choice best defines “defiance”?
A — Open resistance; bold disobedience.. “defiance” means Open resistance; bold disobedience..
Which word means “Open resistance; bold disobedience.”?
B — defiance. “defiance” means Open resistance; bold disobedience..
defiance — Open resistance; bold disobedience.. In Chinese: 违抗；蔑视.
defiance is pronounced //dɪˈfaɪəns//.
The student's act of defiance, refusing to follow the outdated dress code, sparked a debate among the faculty about the policy's relevance. (该学生拒绝遵守过时着装规定的违抗行为，引发了教师之间关于该政策是否合宜的讨论。)
resistance, disobedience, rebellion — all close in meaning to defiance (Open resistance; bold disobedience.).
compliance, submission — each the opposite of defiance (Open resistance; bold disobedience.).
Yes. defiance is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
defy(违抗) + ance → 公然对抗。