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Defense

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Definitions for Defense

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

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