"defying behavior" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a noun phrase that describes when someone is doing something that goes against what is expected or accepted. For example, "The student's defying behavior was not tolerated in the school."
One of my math students belonged to a fraternity that flew the Confederate flag, and he said it meant "rebel" and defying conventional behavior.
Transport for London (TfL) sent shockwaves through the ride-hailing giant last September when it rejected Uber's application to renew its license on the grounds the company is "not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator licence" — a long history of rule-defying behavior finally catching up with the company.
So it's not surprising that denial dominates my dinner conversations, but it is irresponsible for Congress to deny that regardless of how much you throw 401(k) advertising, pension cuts, financial education and tax breaks at Americans, the retirement system simply defies human behavior.
The 'B' story is Pepperberg's Promethean struggle to find funding, supporters and scientific acceptance for a talking bird who defied conventional behavior assumptions.
Defying conventional feminine behavior, the young Earhart climbed trees, "belly-slammed" her sled to start it downhill and hunted rats with a.22 rifle.
That was code for smart, responsible and virtually incapable of the puerile, thrill-seeking, predatory, reckless and authority-defying behavior so essential to adolescent self-esteem.
What we are avoiding is the sort of norm-defying behavior that is being commodified as spectacle.
And they worry that the families are reinforcing one another's behavior in defying the city's rules, and undermining the reforms made in recent years to make the shelter assignment process faster and less subject to abuse.
[cartoon id= a17193"] John Hancock was so incensed by his mother's behavior that, defying nondisclosure agreements, he vented to a reporter, Steve Pennells, at Perth's West Australian, about the increased jeopardy she was creating for his wife and children.
John Hancock was so incensed by his mother's behavior that, defying nondisclosure agreements, he vented to a reporter, Steve Pennells, at Perth's West Australian, about the increased jeopardy she was creating for his wife and children.
Even though the individuals are aware of defying the Justice, their behavior may unconsciously hide a mental disorder.
