défier

== French == === Etymology === From dé- +‎ fier, with influence of the Latin diffido. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /de.fje/ === Verb === défier (transitive) to defy, challenge (reflexive) to distrust, mistrust, beware ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== défi défiance === Further reading === “défier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012