defiance

Dozens of men arrived for the prayers in a show of defiance - their backs turned towards the scorched and blackened wall.

The white rage of Mr. Fuentes and his ilk has no such justification in history and represents merely “direct defiance of true American values.”

In his view, coming to the football in itself is an act of defiance.

Fortunately the finale shamelessly echoes, or, to be generous, pays homage to, the conclusion of “Gypsy,” as Jackie, alone in her palace-again-in-progress, sings an anthem of triumphant defiance.

It was a show of defiance towards the boisterous Leeds crowd, and a symbol of the Kangaroos affirming their authority.