Defense - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈfens|  American pronunciation of the word defense
Brit.  |dɪˈfens|

noun

- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies (syn: defence)
they died in the defense of Stalingrad
they were developed for the defense program
- protection from harm (syn: defence)
sanitation is the best defense against disease
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (syn: defence)
his teams are always good on defense
- the justification for some act or belief (syn: defence, vindication)
he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires (syn: defence)
- the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
- the defendant and his legal advisors collectively (syn: defence)
the defense called for a mistrial
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions (syn: defence, refutation)
in defense he said the other man started it
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack (syn: defence)
he joined the defense against invasion
- a structure used to defend against attack (syn: defence)
the artillery battered down the defenses
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (syn: defence, demurrer, denial)
he gave evidence for the defense
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury (syn: defence)
a good boxer needs a good defense
defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem

Extra examples

They put up a good defense, but the city ultimately fell to the invaders.

They mounted a good defense.

The city's defenses were not strong enough to keep out the invaders.

We need to improve our defenses.

Defense Production Act

Defense Trade Advisory Group

Defense Trade Controls

Defense Trade Regulations

Defense Trade Working Group

The witness was questioned by the defense.

Campaign issues like education and defense

The evidence was central to the defense's case.

...humans are the only mammals not endowed with a natural defense against the elements, such as fur or a thick hide...

The immune system is the body's defense against attack by germs.

These matters are vital to national defense.

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