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defense

Nouns

• (n) (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
  • they died in the defense of Stalingrad
  • they were developed for the defense program
  defensive measure, defence,
• (n) protection from harm
  • sanitation is the best defense against disease
  defence,
• (n) (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
  • his teams are always good on defense
  defending team, defence,
• (n) the justification for some act or belief
  • he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
  vindication, defence,
• (n) (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction,
• (n) the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense,
• (n) the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
  • the defense called for a mistrial
  defense lawyers, defense team, defence,
• (n) the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
  • his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
  • in defense he said the other man started it
  refutation, defence,
• (n) an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
  • he joined the defense against invasion
  defence force, defense force, defence,
• (n) a structure used to defend against attack
  • the artillery battered down the defenses
  defensive structure, defence,
• (n) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
  • he gave evidence for the defense
  demurrer, denial, defence,
• (n) the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
  • a good boxer needs a good defense
  • defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem
  defence,

Synonyms

defensive measure defence defending team vindication defence mechanism defence reaction defense mechanism defense reaction Defense Department Department of Defense DoD United States Department of Defense defense lawyers defense team refutation defence force defense force defensive structure demurrer denial

Antonyms

offence offense prosecution criminal prosecution

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