Meanings (ES + gloss)
desafiar
To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
I once again / Defie thee to the trial of mortal fight.
to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion
desobedecer
To refuse to obey.
Before coalition forces arrived, Iraq was ruled by a dictatorship that murdered its own citizens, threatened its neighbors, and defied the world.
If you defy your teacher you may end up in detention.
desafiar • renunciar
To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
1603-1625, Beaumont and Fletcher For thee I have defied my constant mistress.
Dear perfum'd jackets, pennyless breeches; / Dutch flapdragons, healths in urine; / Drabs that keep a man too sure in: / I do defy you all. / Lend me each honest hand, for here I r…