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defense
(d/I/'f/E/ns )

noun (n)

  • (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies(noun.act)
    Example:
    They died in the defense of Stalingrad.
    They were developed for the defense program.
    Synonym:
    defence, defensive measure
    source: wordnet30
  • protection from harm(noun.act)
    Example:
    Sanitation is the best defense against disease.
    source: wordnet30
  • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring(noun.group)
    Example:
    His teams are always good on defense.
    Synonym:
    defence, defending team
    Antonym:
    offence, offense
    source: wordnet30
  • the justification for some act or belief(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He offered a persuasive defense of the theory.
    Synonym:
    defence, vindication
    source: wordnet30
  • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires(noun.process)
    Synonym:
    defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction
    source: wordnet30
  • the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947(noun.group)
    Synonym:
    defense department, department of defense, dod, united states department of defense
    source: wordnet30
  • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively(noun.group)
    Example:
    The defense called for a mistrial.
    Synonym:
    defence, defense lawyers, defense team
    Antonym:
    prosecution
    source: wordnet30
  • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions(noun.communication)
    Example:
    In defense he said the other man started it.
    Synonym:
    defence, refutation
    source: wordnet30
  • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack(noun.group)
    Example:
    He joined the defense against invasion.
    Synonym:
    defence, defence force, defense force
    source: wordnet30
  • a structure used to defend against attack(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The artillery battered down the defenses.
    Synonym:
    defence, defensive structure
    source: wordnet30
  • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him(noun.act)
    Example:
    He gave evidence for the defense.
    Synonym:
    defence, demurrer, denial
    Antonym:
    criminal prosecution, prosecution
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury(noun.act)
    Example:
    A good boxer needs a good defense.
    Defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem.
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To furnish with defenses; to fortify.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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