desafiar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to challenge (in a competition)
2. (transitive) to defy, to challenge (e.g. parents, a leader, the status quo)
3. (transitive) to brave
4. (transitive) to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose)

Hyphenated as

de‧sa‧fiar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/desaˈfjaɾ/

Etymology

From des- + afiar, which is from fiar. Compare English defy.