Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fly in the face of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
fly- in the -face of
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

flies in the face of (present, singular) flying in the face of (participle, present) flew in the face of (past) flown in the face of (participle, past)

Synonyms

fly in the teeth of

Questions

What does fly in the face of mean?
To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.

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