defence - BlueRider.com

Random Word
maiolica

Other Services | Word Index | Contact Us | About | Links

defence - listen | domain availability

Dictionary and Thesaurus entries for:

defence

Your search results...

defence [n]

1)	(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

Synonyms :

defence_mechanism defence_reaction defense defense_mechanism defense_reaction

See Also:

psychoanalytic_process process psychiatry compensation conversion denial displacement idealisation intellectualisation isolation projection 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"

Synonyms :

defending_team defense

See Also:

squad athletics defend offence

3)	the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"

Synonyms :

defense defense_lawyers defense_team

See Also:

accumulation defend prosecution

4)	an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"

Synonyms :

defence_force defense defense_force

See Also:

organisation defend 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"

Synonyms :

defense refutation

See Also:

answer rebut confutation rebuttal

6)	the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

Synonyms :

defense vindication

See Also:

justification vindicate justify defend apologia alibi alibi

7)	a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses"

Synonyms :

defense defensive_structure

See Also:

construction cheval-de-frise fortification fort line_of_defence outwork fastness

8)	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"

Synonyms :

defense demurrer denial

See Also:

due_process trial jurisprudence deny criminal_prosecution entrapment

9)	military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"

Synonyms :

defense defensive_measure

See Also:

action armed_forces umbrella air_defense stand hasty_defence deliberate_defence biodefence chemical_defence minelaying biological_warfare_defence

10)

protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"

Synonyms :

See Also:

Your Search History - clear
defence |

(mel) - Terms of Service | Linux Man Pages | Geographic Information | ccTLD Information