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defence or US defense Noun 1. resistance against attack 2. something that provides such resistance 3. an argument or piece of writing in support of something that has been criticized or questioned 4. a country's military resources 5. Law a defendant's denial of the truth of a charge 6. Law the defendant and his or her legal advisers collectively 7. Sport the players in a team whose function is to prevent the opposing team from scoring 8. defences fortifications [Latin defendere to defend] defenceless or US
defenseless adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | defence - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desirescompensation - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors conversion - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis denial - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts displacement - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one idealisation, idealization - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad isolation - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it projection - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else rationalisation, rationalization - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening reaction formation - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them; "his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive" regression - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state repression - (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious | | 2. |  defence - (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition team, squad - a cooperative unit (especially in sports) offence, offense - the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score | | 3. | defence - the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial" | | 4. |  defence - an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"bastion - a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism" | | 5. | defence - 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"answer - the speech act of replying to a question rebuttal - the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument | | 6. | defence - the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"justification - a statement in explanation of some action or belief apologia, apology - a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly alibi - (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question exculpation, excuse, self-justification, alibi - a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable" | | 7. | defence - a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise - defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry fortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it outwork - subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; "the outworks of the castle" structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" | | 8. | defence - a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"due process, due process of law - (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards trial - (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial" entrapment - a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | | 9. | defence - (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"umbrella - a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets; "an air umbrella over England" air defense - defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness stand - a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone" deliberate defence, deliberate defense - a defense organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available; usually includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and communication systems minelaying, mining - laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment | | 10. | defence - protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" | | 11. | defence - 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"protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" |
defence U.S. defense noun 3. argument, explanation, excuse, plea, apology, justification, vindication, rationalization, apologia, exoneration, exculpation, extenuation  Translationsdefence ( US), defense [dɪˈfɛns] n → defensa; defence ( US), defense [dɪˈfɛns] n → défense f; the Ministry of Defence (US); defence ( US) defense [dɪˈfɛns] n → Verteidigung f; the Ministry of Defence, the Department of Defense ( US) → das Verteidigungsministerium defence ( US), defense [dɪˈfɛns] n → difesa; the Ministry of Defence (US);
defencen defence [diˈfens]1 the act or action of defending against attack the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.verdedigingدِفاعзащитаobranaforsvardie Verteidigungάμυναdefensakaitseدفاع؛ حمایتpuolustusdéfenseהֲגַנָהरक्षाobrana,zaštitavédelempertahananvörndifesa防衛방어, 방위gynimasaizstāvēšanapertahankanverdedigingforsvar, vernobronadefesaapărareоборона; защитаobranaobrambaodbranaförsvarการป้องกันsavunma防衛захистحملے سے مدافعت کی کارروائیsự phòng thủ防卫 2 the method or equipment used to guard or protect The walls will act as a defence against flooding.verdediging, beskerming, keerwerkوِقايَهзащитаochranaforsvar; værnder Schutzπροστασίαdefensakaitse, kindlustisمحافظ؛ پناهsuojadéfenseאֱמצָעִי הֲגַנָהरक्षाobranaerősítéspertahananvörndifesa防御物방어물apsauga, gynybaaizsardzībapertahananverdedigingvern, forsvarochronadefesa(mijloc de) apărareзащитаochranaobrambaodbranaskydd, värnการป้องกันsavunma yöntemi, korunma aracı防衛方法，防禦物оборона; оборонна спорудаدفاعی وسائلbảo vệ防卫方法，防御物 3 a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court What is your defence?verdediging, verweerدِفاع (في المَحْكَمَه)защитаobhajobaforsvardie Verteidigungυπεράσπισηdefensakaitsekõneدفاعpuolustuspuhedéfenseקָו הֲגַנַהबचावobrana na suduvédekezéspembelaanvörndifesa弁護변호, 변론apsigynimas, pasiteisinimasaizstāvībapembelaanverdedigingforsvarobronadefesaapărareзащитаobhajobaobrambaodbranaförsvar[], svaromålผู้แก้ต่างsavunma, müdafaa［律］辯護захистجواب دعویlời biện hộ［律］辩护 adj deˈfencelesshelpless or without protection. weerloos, onbeskermdعاجِز، بِدون حِمايَهбеззащитенbezbrannýforsvarsløs; hjælpeløsschutzlosανυπεράσπιστοςindefensokaitsetuبی دفاعpuolustuskyvytönsans défenseחָסַר הֲגַנָהबेबस, रक्षाहीनnezaštićen, golorukvédtelentak berdayavarnarlausindifeso無防備な무방비의bejėgis, beginklisneaizsargātstidak berdayaweerloosforsvarsløsbezbronnyindefesofără apărareбеззащитныйbezbrannýnezaščitenbespomoćanförsvarslösซึ่งป้องกันตัวไม่ได้savunmasız無防禦的беззахиснийلاچار ، نہتّاkhông có khả năng tự vệ无防御的 the defencethe case on behalf of a person who is accused in a law court the counsel for the defence.die verdedigingالدِّفاع (عن المُدَّعى عَلَيْهِ)защитатаobhajobaforsvaretdie Verteidigungυπεράσπιση κατηγορουμένουla defensakaitseوکیل یا وکلای مدافعpuolustusla défenseהֲגַנָהबचावslučaj obranea védelempembelaanvarnaraðilarla difesa被告側피고gynimas, gynybaaizstāvībapertahankanverdedigingforsvar(s-)obronadefesaapărareaзащитаobhajobaobrambaodbranasvarandesidanการแก้ต่างsavunma被告方захистملزم کا وکیلluật sư biện hộ被告方
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