défiance
French, noun/de.fjɑ̃s/
défiance is spelled D-É-F-I-A-N-C-E (8 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written French, the 13,537th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Défiance is a French feminine noun meaning “mistrust” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sentiment de celui qui se défie de quelqu’un, de quelque chose, ou de lui-même”.
What does défiance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemistrust
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sentiment de celui qui se défie de quelqu’un, de quelque chose, ou de lui-même. 2. Défi, action de défier.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of défiance
- défiances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce défiance?
- /de.fjɑ̃s/
- \de.fjɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to défiance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is défiance in French?
défiance appears 3.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).