DEFENCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • protection from harm
   Synonym(s)
   • defense (what does defense mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • sanitation is the best defense against disease
   Hypernyms(s) defence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • protection (what does protection mean?)
2. Meaning
   • military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
   Synonym(s)
   • defense (what does defense mean?)
   • defensive measure (what does defensive measure mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they died in the defense of Stalingrad
   • they were developed for the defense program
   Hypernyms(s) defence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • military action (what does military action mean?)
   • action (what does action mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • umbrella (what does umbrella mean?)
   • air defense (what does air defense mean?)
   • stand (what does stand mean?)
   • hasty defense (what does hasty defense mean?)
   • hasty defence (what does hasty defence mean?)
   • deliberate defense (what does deliberate defense mean?)
   • deliberate defence (what does deliberate defence mean?)
   • biological defense (what does biological defense mean?)
   • biological defence (what does biological defence mean?)
   • biodefense (what does biodefense mean?)
   • biodefence (what does biodefence mean?)
   • chemical defense (what does chemical defense mean?)
   • chemical defence (what does chemical defence mean?)
   • mining (what does mining mean?)
   • minelaying (what does minelaying mean?)
   • biological warfare defense (what does biological warfare defense mean?)
   • biological warfare defence (what does biological warfare defence mean?)
   • BW defense (what does BW defense mean?)
   • BW defence (what does BW defence mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a defendant’’s answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
   Synonym(s)
   • defense (what does defense mean?)
   • demurrer (what does demurrer mean?)
   • denial (what does denial mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he gave evidence for the defense
   Hypernyms(s) defence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • due process (what does due process mean?)
   • due process of law (what does due process of law mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • prosecution (what does prosecution mean?)
   • criminal prosecution (what does criminal prosecution mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • entrapment (what does entrapment mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • traverse (what does traverse mean?)
   • deny (what does deny mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a structure used for defense
   Synonym(s)
   • defense (what does defense mean?)
   • defensive structure (what does defensive structure mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the artillery battered down the defenses
   Hypernyms(s) defence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cheval-de-frise (what does cheval-de-frise mean?)
   • chevaux-de-frise (what does chevaux-de-frise mean?)
   • fortification (what does fortification mean?)
   • munition (what does munition mean?)
   • fortress (what does fortress mean?)
   • fort (what does fort mean?)
   • line of defense (what does line of defense mean?)
   • line of defence (what does line of defence mean?)
   • outwork (what does outwork mean?)
   • stronghold (what does stronghold mean?)
   • fastness (what does fastness mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the justification for some act or belief
   Synonym(s)
   • defense (what does defense mean?)
   • vindication (what does vindication mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
   Hypernyms(s) defence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • justification (what does justification mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • apology (what does apology mean?)
   • apologia (what does apologia mean?)
   • alibi (what does alibi mean?)
   • excuse (what does excuse mean?)
   • alibi (what does alibi mean?)
   • exculpation (what does exculpation mean?)
   • self-justification (what does self-justification mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • vindicate (what does vindicate mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • vindicate (what does vindicate mean?)
   • defend (what does defend mean?)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   • fend for (what does fend for mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
   Synonym(s)
   • defense (what does defense mean?)
   • refutation (what does refutation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
   • in defense he said the other man started it
   Hypernyms(s) defence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • answer (what does answer mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • confutation (what does confutation mean?)
   • rebuttal (what does rebuttal mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • refute (what does refute mean?)
   • rebut (what does rebut mean?)
7. Meaning
   • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
   Synonym(s)
   • defence force (what does defence force mean?)
   • defense (what does defense mean?)
   • defense force (what does defense force mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he joined the defense against invasion
   Hypernyms(s) defence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • organization (what does organization mean?)
   • organisation (what does organisation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bastion (what does bastion mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • defend (what does defend mean?)
   • guard (what does guard mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
8. Meaning
   • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
   Synonym(s)
   • defense (what does defense mean?)
   • defense lawyers (what does defense lawyers mean?)
   • defense team (what does defense team mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the defense called for a mistrial
   Hypernyms(s) defence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • collection (what does collection mean?)
   • aggregation (what does aggregation mean?)
   • accumulation (what does accumulation mean?)
   • assemblage (what does assemblage mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • prosecution (what does prosecution mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • defend (what does defend mean?)
   • represent (what does represent mean?)
9. Meaning
   • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
   Synonym(s)
   • defending team (what does defending team mean?)
   • defense (what does defense mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his teams are always good on defense
   Hypernyms(s) defence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • team (what does team mean?)
   • squad (what does squad mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • offense (what does offense mean?)
   • offence (what does offence mean?)
   • offense (what does offense mean?)
   • offence (what does offence mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • defend (what does defend mean?)
10. Meaning
    • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
    Synonym(s)
    • defence mechanism (what does defence mechanism mean?)
    • defence reaction (what does defence reaction mean?)
    • defense (what does defense mean?)
    • defense mechanism (what does defense mechanism mean?)
    • defense reaction (what does defense reaction mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) defence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • psychoanalytic process (what does psychoanalytic process mean?)
    • process (what does process mean?)
    • unconscious process (what does unconscious process mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • compensation (what does compensation mean?)
    • conversion (what does conversion mean?)
    • denial (what does denial mean?)
    • displacement (what does displacement mean?)
    • idealization (what does idealization mean?)
    • idealisation (what does idealisation mean?)
    • intellectualization (what does intellectualization mean?)
    • intellectualisation (what does intellectualisation mean?)
    • isolation (what does isolation mean?)
    • projection (what does projection mean?)
    • rationalization (what does rationalization mean?)
    • rationalisation (what does rationalisation mean?)
    • reaction formation (what does reaction formation mean?)
    • regression (what does regression mean?)
    • repression (what does repression mean?)