Definition of Defense

Noun

• 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"
  defence
• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
  "he gave evidence for the defense"
  defence denial demurrer
• a structure used to defend against attack
  "the artillery battered down the defenses"
  - defensive structure defence
• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
  "he joined the defense against invasion"
  defence - defense force - defence force
• 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"
  refutation defence
• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
  "the defense called for a mistrial"
  defence - defense team - defense lawyers
• the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States
  created in 1947
  - department of defense - defense department - united states department of defense dod
• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
  - defense mechanism - defense reaction - defence mechanism - defence reaction defence
• the justification for some act or belief
  "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
  defence vindication
• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
  "his teams are always good on defense"
  defence - defending team
• protection from harm
  "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
  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"
  defence - defensive measure

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Unscramble defense

62 unscramble word found using the letters defense.

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