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defence


noun
1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Syn:
defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense
Topics:
psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
Hypernyms:
psychoanalytic process, process, unconscious process
Hyponyms:
compensation, conversion, denial, displacement, idealization,
idealisation, intellectualization, intellectualisation, isolation, projection, rationalization,
rationalisation, reaction formation, regression, repression
2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- his teams are always good on defense
Syn:
defense, defending team
Ant:
offence, offense (for: defense)
Derivationally related forms:
defend
Topics:
sport, athletics
Hypernyms:
team, squad
3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
- the defense called for a mistrial
Syn:
defense, defense team, defense lawyers
Ant:
prosecution (for: defense)
Derivationally related forms:
defend
Hypernyms:
collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
4. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- he joined the defense against invasion
Syn:
defense, defense force, defence force
Derivationally related forms:
defend
Hypernyms:
organization, organisation
Hyponyms:
bastion
5. 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
Syn:
refutation, defense
Derivationally related forms:
refute (for: refutation)
Hypernyms:
answer
Hyponyms:
confutation, rebuttal
6. the justification for some act or belief
- he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
Syn:
defense, vindication
Derivationally related forms:
vindicate (for: vindication), defend
Hypernyms:
justification
Hyponyms:
apology, apologia, alibi, excuse, exculpation, self-justification
7. a structure used to defend against attack
- the artillery battered down the defenses
Syn:
defensive structure, defense
Hypernyms:
structure, construction
Hyponyms:
cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise, fortification, munition, fortress,
fort, line of defense, line of defence, outwork, stronghold, fastness
8. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
- he gave evidence for the defense
Syn:
defense, denial, demurrer
Ant:
prosecution (for: defense)
Derivationally related forms:
deny (for: denial)
Topics:
law, jurisprudence
Hypernyms:
due process, due process of law
Hyponyms:
entrapment
Part Holonyms:
trial
9. (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
Syn:
defense, defensive measure
Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Hypernyms:
military action, action
Hyponyms:
umbrella, air defense, stand, hasty defense, hasty defence,
deliberate defense, deliberate defence, biological defense, biological defence, biodefense, biodefence,
chemical defense, chemical defence, mining, minelaying, biological warfare defense, biological warfare defence,
BW defense, BW defence
10. protection from harm
- sanitation is the best defense against disease
Syn:
defense
Hypernyms:
protection
11. 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
Syn:
defense
Hypernyms:
protection

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