Defence
Definition of Defence
- 1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires Noun
- 2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring Noun
- 3. The defendant and his legal advisors collectively Noun
- 4. An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack Noun
- 5. The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions Noun
- 6. The justification for some act or belief Noun
- 7. A structure used to defend against attack Noun
- 8. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him Noun
- 9. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies Noun
- 10. Protection from harm Noun
- 11. The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury Noun
Synonyms for word "defence"
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Semanticaly linked words with "defence"
- process
- unconscious process
- psychiatry
- psychological medicine
- psychopathology
- compensation
- conversion
- denial
- displacement
- idealisation
- idealization
- intellectualisation
- intellectualization
- isolation
- projection
- psychoanalytic process
- rationalisation
- rationalization
- reaction formation
- regression
- repression
- athletics
- sport
- squad
- team
- accumulation
- aggregation
- assemblage
- collection
- organisation
- organization
- bastion
- answer
- confutation
- rebuttal
- justification
- apologia
- apology
- alibi
- exculpation
- excuse
- self-justification
- cheval-de-frise
- chevaux-de-frise
- fortification
- munition
- fort
- fortress
- line of defence
- line of defense
- outwork
- fastness
- stronghold
- construction
- structure
- due process
- due process of law
- trial
- entrapment
- jurisprudence
- law
- umbrella
- action
- military action
- air defense
- stand
- hasty defence
- hasty defense
- deliberate defence
- deliberate defense
- biodefence
- biodefense
- biological defence
- biological defense
- chemical defence
- chemical defense
- minelaying
- mining
- biological warfare defence
- biological warfare defense
- bw defence
- bw defense
- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
- protection
- protection