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Set at defiance

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  1. 1
    To defy, flout; violate or disobey shamelessly.

    "In the town of Angla […] no person may appear on horseback in the streets […]. In former days even Europeans were forbidden to ride on horseback in Angla; and missionaries who attempted to set the local prejudice at defiance have been pelted with sticks and dirt by the outraged natives."

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