Collocations with "defy"

To succeed despite a low probability of success.

To move or be positioned in a way that seems to overcome the force of gravity.

To openly resist or refuse to obey a stereotype.

to intentionally refuse to obey a curfew

to refuse to obey or follow a custom

to resist or go against a preconceived idea

to intentionally not obey a ban

to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, etc. in a way that is obvious to everyone

to successfully do something that sceptics said was impossible

to be impossible to understand or explain reasonably

to be impossible or very difficult to understand or explain

to be too strange or surprising to be believed

Used when something is so unique or unusual it cannot be easily categorized.

Used to say that something is impossible to understand.

To be so unusual or extreme that it is impossible to describe.

to happen in a way that is opposite to what was predicted