Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defies belief

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
de-fies -be-lief
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does defies belief mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of defy belief

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