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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151) It is high time for Europe to take responsibility for its own defence.
152) They put up an effective defence against the guerrilla forces.
153) Who do you trust to take responsibility for Britain's defence?
154) There is much disagreement, but the group of countries is trying to patch together a treaty on defence.
155) Defence expenditures chewed up 41 per cent of the budget.
156) The captain wants to play Mills as defence in our next game.
157) The defence lawyers are going to eat you alive tomorrow.
158) At this stage of the trial the defence lawyer often shifts the focus onto the victim.
159) I did not want to wound him, but to restrict myself to defence, to parry his attacks.
160) There was a general acceptance that the defence budget would shrink.
161) The group is lobbying for a reduction in defence spending.
162) Brinkworth's attempted dribble through the Milan defence was stopped by Ponti's tackle.
163) The rebels' only form of defence against the soldiers' guns was sticks and stones.
164) He is the barrister who will appear for the defence.
165) The leader's speech in defence of the policy didn't carry much conviction.
166) They were denied legal counsel or the right to call witnesses in their defence.
167) She put up a spirited defence in the final game.
168) His defence was that he had acted in good faith.
169) Arsenal's defence were strong, but their midfield fell apart in the first five minutes of the match.
170) At that point, the chairman weighed in with a strong defence of company policy.
171) The leaking of secrets from the Defence Ministry has compromised national security.
172) Welford cut through the defence to score the winning goal.
173) Voters regularly rank education as being more important than defence.
174) The announcement was made in a communique & 1 & issued by the Defence Minister.
175) One aim of these reforms is effective defence with minimal expenditure.sentence dictionary
176) Critics see the increase in defence spending as a sop to the armed forces rather than an improvement of national security.
177) India spends over a fifth of its budget on defence.
178) Their case was torn to shreds by the defence lawyer.
179) The team's manager made a shrewd tactical switch in defence.
180) They are holding a rally to protest against the government's defence policy.
More similar words: sit on the fence, deference, defend, defense, defender, defensive, defendant, indefensible, fence, offence, reference, preference, defer, defeat, defect, defecate, defeated, defective, vas deferens, deferential, deferentially, intelligence agency, preponderance of evidence, deficiency, defiance, in defiance of, hence, whence, sequence, silence.