Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
DEFIANCE

a) Dismay
b) Suspicious
c) Obedience
d) Anxiety

Answer 1

Hint:Antonyms are those words that express a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.
In the given question, the word ‘defiance’ refers to open resistance; bold disobedience.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), ‘dismay', refers to concern and distress caused by something unexpected.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word.

Option (b.), ‘suspicious', as we know, refers to ‘causing one to have the idea or impression that someone or something is questionable, dishonest, or dangerous.’
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word.

Option (c.), obedience means compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.
Therefore, option (c.) is correct as its meaning is antonymous to that of the given word.

We know that option (d.), anxiety is defined as a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as its meaning is not antonymous to that of the given word.

Note:
 In a question where we have to find the opposite of the given word, we sometimes do not have options that exactly mean the opposite of the given word. In this case, we have to select the option which is the most anonymous to the meaning of the word in the question.