noun
insubordination, rebellion, resistance, insurgence; see disobedience.
contemptuous of, notwithstanding, in spite of; see regardless 2.
See defiance in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
Behavior or an act that is intentionally provocative:
The disposition boldly to defy or resist authority or an opposing force:
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