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defence [n][en]
 
1)protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
    Synonyms :defense defesa 辩护 defensa оборона 国防 difesa défense verteidigung 국방 방어 防衛 
    See Also: protection 
 
2)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 defesa medida_defensiva 辩护 defensa оборона защитная_мера 国防 防御措施 difesa difensive_misura défense mesure_défensive verteidigung abwehrmaßnahme 국방 방어 방어_수단 防衛 防衛策 
    See Also: armed_forces  umbrella  stand  hasty_defence  deliberate_defence  biodefence  chemical_defence  minelaying  biological_warfare_defence 
 
3)a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
    Synonyms :defense demurrer denial defesa negação 辩护 defensa prorogacion negación 抗辩 оборона отвод отрицания 国防 否认 difesa défense exception_péremptoire déni verteidigung rechtseinwand leugnung 거부 국방 방어 방소_항변 防衛 妨訴抗弁 拒否 
    See Also: due_process  trial  jurisprudence  deny  criminal_prosecution  entrapment 
 
4)a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
    Synonyms :defense defensive_structure defesa estrutura_defensiva 辩护 defensa estructura_defensiva оборона оборонительные_структуры 国防 防御结构 difesa struttura_difensiva défense structure_défensive verteidigung verteidigungsanlage 국방 방어 방어_구조 防衛 防御構造 
    See Also: construction  cheval-de-frise  fortification  fort  line_of_defence  outwork  fastness 
 
5)the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
    Synonyms :defense vindication defesa vindicação 辩护 defensa оборона 国防 защита reivindicación apologie difesa défense verteidigung 국방 방어 防衛 釈明 rivendicazione rechtfertigung 입증 
    See Also: justification  vindicate  justify  defend  apologia 
 
6)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 defesa 辩护 defensa 反驳 оборона 国防 Опровержение difesa défense verteidigung 국방 방어 反論 防衛 논박 
    See Also: answer  rebut  confutation  rebuttal 
 
7)an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
    Synonyms :defence_force defense defense_force defesa força_de_defesa 辩护 defensa fuerza_de_defensa fuerzas_de_defensa оборона силы_обороны 国防力量 国防 difesa défense verteidigung 국방 국방_포스 방어 강제_변호 防衛 防衛力 
    See Also: organisation  defend  bastion 
 
8)the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"
    Synonyms :defense defense_lawyers defense_team defesa advogados_de_defesa equipe_de_defesa 辩护 defensa abogados_de_la_defensa el_equipo_de_defensa оборона адвокаты оборону_команды 国防 辩护律师 辩护律师团 difesa la_difesa_degli_avvocati défense avocats_de_la_défense équipe_de_la_défense verteidigung verteidiger verteidigung_team 국방 방어 변호인단 防衛 弁護団 
    See Also: defend  prosecution 
 
9)(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
    Synonyms :defending_team defense defesa defender_a_equipe 辩护 defensa la_defensa_de_equipo оборона защищающейся_команды 防守队 国防 difesa difendere_la_squadra défense défendre_l'équipe verteidigung verteidigende_mannschaft 국방 방어_팀 방어 防衛 チームを擁護 
    See Also: squad  athletics  defend  offence 
 
10)(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
    Synonyms :defence_mechanism defence_reaction defense defense_mechanism defense_reaction defesa mecanismo_de_defesa reação_de_defesa 辩护 defensa mecanismo_de_defensa_de reacción_de_defensa mecanismo_de_defensa оборона механизм_защиты защитная_реакция защитный_механизм 防御机制 防御反应 国防 difesa meccanismo_di_difesa reazione_di_difesa défense mécanisme_de_défense réaction_de_défense verteidigung abwehrmechanismus abwehrreaktion 국방 방어_메커니즘 국방부_반응 방어 防衛 防御機構 防御反応 防衛反応 
    See Also: psychoanalytic_process  process  psychiatry  compensation  conversion  denial  displacement  idealisation  intellectualisation  isolation  projection  rationalisation  reaction_formation  regression  repression 
 




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