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defense / Defense > 11 senses
NOUN1defense, defence, defending team(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
2defense, defence, defensive measureMilitary action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
3defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyersThe defendant and his legal advisors collectively
4defense, defenceProtection from harm
5defense, defensive structure, defenceA structure used for defense
6defense, refutation, defenceThe speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
7defense, defence, vindicationThe justification for some act or belief
8defense, defence, denial, demurrerA defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
9defense, defence, defense force, defence forceAn organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
10Defense, Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, DoDThe federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates
11defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defence(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
defense / Defense > pronunciation
Soundsdihfeh'ns
Rhymescommence, commonsense, condense, and 20 more rhymes in ehns at the HyperDic website...
defense > noun 1, group
Meaning(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring.
Examples"his teams are always good on defense"
Synonymsdefence, defending team
Categorysport, athletics
Broaderteam, squad
Contraryoffense, offence
defense > noun 2, act
MeaningMilitary action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies.
Examples"they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
Synonymsdefence, defensive measure
Categorymilitary, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Narrowerumbrella; 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
Broadermilitary action, action
defense > noun 3, group
MeaningThe defendant and his legal advisors collectively.
Examples"the defense called for a mistrial"
Synonymsdefence, defense team, defense lawyers
Broadercollection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Contraryprosecution
defense > noun 4, act
MeaningProtection from harm.
Examples"sanitation is the best defense against disease"
Synonymsdefence
Broaderprotection
defense > noun 5, artifact
MeaningA structure used for defense.
Examples"the artillery battered down the defenses"
Synonymsdefensive structure, defence
Narrowercheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise; fortification, munition; fortress, fort; line of defense, line of defence; outwork; stronghold, fastness
Broaderstructure, construction
defense > noun 6, communication
MeaningThe speech act of answering an attack on your assertions.
Examples"in defense he said the other man started it"
Synonymsrefutation, defence
Narrowerconfutation; rebuttal
Broaderanswer
defense > noun 7, communication
MeaningThe justification for some act or belief.
Examples"he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
Synonymsdefence, vindication
Narrowerapology, apologia; alibi; excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification
Broaderjustification
defense > noun 8, act
MeaningA defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him.
Examples"he gave evidence for the defense"
Synonymsdefence, denial, demurrer
Categorylaw, jurisprudence
Part oftrial
Narrowerentrapment
Broaderdue process, due process of law
Contraryprosecution, criminal prosecution
defense > noun 9, group
MeaningAn organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack.
Examples"he joined the defense against invasion"
Synonymsdefence, defense force, defence force
Narrowerbastion
Broaderorganization, organisation
Defense > noun 10, group
MeaningThe federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates. Created in 1947.
SynonymsDepartment of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, DoD
PartsDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA; Department of Defense Laboratory System, LABLINK; United States Navy, US Navy, USN; United States Air Force, U. S. Air Force, US Air Force, USAF; Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA; Defense Logistics Agency; Defense Technical Information Center, DTIC; National Reconnaissance Office, NRO; National Security Agency, NSA; United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, USA; Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, BMDO; Defense Information Systems Agency, DISA; National Imagery and Mapping Agency, NIMA; Casualty Care Research Center, CCRC
Broaderexecutive department
defense > noun 11, process
Meaning(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.
Synonymsdefense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defence
Categorypsychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
Narrowercompensation; conversion; denial; displacement; idealization, idealisation; intellectualization, intellectualisation; isolation; projection; rationalization, rationalisation; reaction formation; regression; repression
Broaderprocess, unconscious process; psychoanalytic process

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