Defiance in Malayalam

Defiance, the open refusal to obey, is നിഷേധം (nishedham) in Malayalam, a noun that also means denial and negation. Political reporting uses it of a refusal to accept an order. Defiance expressed as contempt for someone is അവഹേളനം (avahelanam).

Most common translation

നിഷേധം (nishedham)

Denial, refusal, negation, prohibition, defiance.

അവന്റെ നിഷേധം ഞങ്ങളെ വിഷമിപ്പിച്ചു.

avante nishedham njangale vishamippichu

His refusal upset us.

All Malayalam words for “defiance”

നിഷേധം is refusal or denial, അവഹേളനം is insult and scorn, and ലംഘനം (lamghanam) is defiance in the sense of breaking a rule.

Common questions

How do you say defiance in Malayalam?

Defiance is നിഷേധം (nishedham) in Malayalam.

What word covers defiance of rules?

ലംഘനം (lamghanam), transgression or violation.