Antonym: offence, prosecution. Similar words: sit on the fence, deference, defend, defense, defender, defensive, defendant, indefensible. Meaning: [dɪ'fens] 
n. 1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring 3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively 4. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack 5. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions 6. the justification for some act or belief 7. a structure used to defend against attack 8. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him 9. military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies 10. protection from harm.
n. 1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring 3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively 4. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack 5. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions 6. the justification for some act or belief 7. a structure used to defend against attack 8. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him 9. military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies 10. protection from harm. 
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61) Our defence had him closely marked.
62) Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.
63) They should cut their expenditure on defence.
64) Defence is no longer uppermost in their priorities.
65) He has insisted on conducting his own defence.
66) The immune system is our main defence against disease.
67) The defence witnesses were found guilty of perjury.
68) He was stung into answering in his defence.
69) Humour is a more effective defence than violence.
70) A Labour government chose to sacrifice defence for welfare.
71) The defence conceded stupid goals through sheer carelessness.
72) The body has defence mechanisms against many diseases.
73) Defence soaks up forty per cent of the budget.
74) Leicester rarely threatened to pierce the Manchester United defence.
75) He wanted to conduct his own defence.
76) Johnson's defence lawyer was none other than Joe Beltrami.
77) He has senatorial experience in defence and foreign policy.
78) They adopted a sensible, middle-of-the-road policy on defence spending.
79) His supporters have rallied to his defence.
80) Defence counsel looks for inconsistency between witness statements.
81) Charlene sprang immediately to her son's defence.
82) His defence called several people as character witnesses .
83) I still prefer to play in defence.
84) Their strength in defence counterbalances our strength in attack.
85) The defence accused the prosecution of withholding crucial evidence.
86) They are lobbying for a reduction in defence spending.
87) She spoke in defence of her religious beliefs.
88) The defence argue/argues that the evidence is weak.
89) Defence lawyers successfully contested the case.
90) They finally cracked the defence and scored a goal.
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