Defiance Of Authority

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
DOA
Pronunciation
/dɪˈfaɪəns əv əˈθɔrəti/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Police

Examples in Context

  1. Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority.
  2. Lewis cynical defiance of federal authority was more than Congress would tolerate.
  3. The image of Rebecca is also regarded as representing feminism, but all the struggles and defiance that Rebecca did is among the strain of rules and authority in a male society.

Other meanings of DOA