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"defies definition" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when a phenomenon or difficult-to-describe concept cannot be defined by one single definition. For example, "The complexities of love defy definition."
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"Don Giovanni himself defies definition.
"Bardot is Bardot, she defies definition".
Postmodernism is an unstable term that defies definition.
The movement defies definition and thus invites it.
The shootout just may be the imperfect solution for a sport that often defies definition.
They are trying to find a language for something that defies definition.
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Which only proves, there is no one way to define a woman she continues to remain an amorphous entity that defies definitions.
"They defy definition".
Defying definition is classic New England.
The Chanel show they had just seen defied definition.
Inventors defy definition; as a result, they are frequently defined by what they are not.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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