Definition of "defies" []

• Plural form of defy. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defy. (verb)

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• "From Björk to The Sneaker Pimps, from The Twilight Singers to 2 Bit Pie, from Pieta Brown to Official Secrets Act - the label defies generalization."
• "That pain defies my narrative abilities, and yet narration is all that I have, is my only way through the pain."
• "That again defies logic ... the man is interracial (black & white)."