How do you say “defy” in Vietnamese?

“Defy” in Vietnamese is thách thức (to challenge).

Vietnamese words for “defy”

• thách thứcListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰajk̟̚˧˦ tʰɨk̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰat̚˦˥ tʰɨk̚˦˥]thách rising thức rising

  to challenge; to defy

  • Tom không dám thách thức.Tom didn't dare to defy.

Related Vietnamese words

• kháng cựListenverb

  to resist; to defy; to oppose

• đốListenverb

  to ask a question; to challenge; to defy

• tháchListenverb

  to challenge; to dare

• bất chấpListenpreposition

  despite; regardless of; no matter

• coi thườngListenverb

  to regard as unimportant; to think little of; to disregard

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.