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the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
e.g. a good boxer needs a good defense
e.g. defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem
Synonym: defense
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protection from harm
e.g. sanitation is the best defense against disease
Synonym: defense
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(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
e.g. they died in the defense of Stalingrad
e.g. they were developed for the defense program
Synonym: defense defensive measure
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a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
e.g. he gave evidence for the defense
Synonym: defense denial demurrer
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a structure used to defend against attack
e.g. the artillery battered down the defenses
Synonym: defensive structure defense
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the justification for some act or belief
e.g. he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
Synonym: defense vindication
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the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
e.g. his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
e.g. in defense he said the other man started it
Synonym: refutation defense
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an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
e.g. he joined the defense against invasion
Synonym: defense defense force defence force
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the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
e.g. the defense called for a mistrial
Synonym: defense defense team defense lawyers
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(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
e.g. his teams are always good on defense
Synonym: defense defending team
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(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Synonym: defense mechanism defense reaction defence mechanism defence reaction defense
英语释义
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n (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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n (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
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n the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
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n an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
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n the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
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n the justification for some act or belief
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n a structure used to defend against attack
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n a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
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n (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
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n protection from harm
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n the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury