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- pronunciation:
- dih
fens
[or]
di
fens
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noun |
| definition 1: |
Defense is the protecting or guarding of something.
The castle was used for defense in earlier centuries.- synonyms:
- protection
- antonyms:
- attack
- similar words:
- support
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| definition 2: |
A defense is something that protects or guards.
They built a fence around the garden as a defense against deer.High walls were part of the fort's defenses.- synonyms:
- protection, shield
- similar words:
- guard, screen
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| definition 3: |
A defense is a reason or explanation that you use to protect yourself or keep yourself from getting in trouble.
The police asked the man why he broke into the school, but he had no defense.- similar words:
- apology, argument, excuse
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| derivations: |
defenseless (adj.), defenselessly (adv.), defenseless (n.), defenselessness (n.) |
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