defense

defense[ di'fens ]

• n.
  • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

    "his teams are always good on defense"

    同义词：defencedefending team

  • military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

    "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"

    同义词：defencedefensive measure

  • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

    "the defense called for a mistrial"

    同义词：defencedefense teamdefense lawyers

  • protection from harm

    "sanitation is the best defense against disease"

    同义词：defence

  • a structure used to defend against attack

    "the artillery battered down the defenses"

    同义词：defensive structuredefence

  • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

    "in defense he said the other man started it"

    同义词：refutationdefence

  • the justification for some act or belief

    "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

    同义词：defencevindication

  • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

    "he gave evidence for the defense"

    同义词：defencedenialdemurrer

  • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

    "he joined the defense against invasion"

    同义词：defencedefense forcedefence force

  • the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

    同义词：Department of DefenseDefense DepartmentUnited States Department of DefenseDoD

  • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

    同义词：defense mechanismdefense reactiondefence mechanismdefence reactiondefence