Antonym: assault, attack, offense. Similar words: defensive, defender, defendant, offense, offensive, dense, sense, license. Meaning: [dɪˈfens] 
n. 1. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring 2. military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies 3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively 4. protection from harm 5. a structure used to defend against attack 6. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions 7. the justification for some act or belief 8. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him 9. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack 10. the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 11. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.
n. 1. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring 2. military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies 3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively 4. protection from harm 5. a structure used to defend against attack 6. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions 7. the justification for some act or belief 8. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him 9. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack 10. the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 11. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires. 
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1) In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.
2) Leagues are commonly made for mutual defense.
3) Our defense should be strengthened.
4) The best defense is offense.
5) He was the then secretary of Defense.
6) The Defense Secretary gave an upbeat assessment of the war so far.
7) The defense wants the district Judge to throw out the case.
8) The secretary of defense briefed the president on the enemy's strength.
9) In her defense Halen alleged temporary insanity.
10) New Zealand was weak in defense.
11) The Redskins' offense is stronger than their defense.
12) Shea's testimony threw the defense off stride.
13) Only perfect defense could set four spades.
14) Defense planners predict an extended period of retrenchment.
15) A Defense Department spokesman briefed reporters.
16) The defense attorney phrased his summation at last.
17) Fellow Republicans rallied to the President's defense.
18) My profession touches our national defense very closely.
19) The lawyer produced a clever defense of his client.
20) The judge was in the defense lawyer's pocket.
21) The defense called only one witness.
22) National defense must take precedence over all other questions.
23) Defense attorneys tried to poke holes in Rodger's story.
24) Forts are framed for defense.
25) Steve anchors the team's defense.
26) The attorney for the defense challenged the juror.
27) A thick overcoat is a good defense against the cold.
28) NATO defense ministers wrap up their meeting in Brussels today.
29) We have already succeeded in working out ground rules with the Department of Defense.
30) He sees the proposal as more of a diplomatic gambit than a serious defense proposal.
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