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English to English noun
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(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |  | source: wordnet30
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(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring | | Example: his teams are always good on defense
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the defendant and his legal advisors collectively | | Example: the defense called for a mistrial
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an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack | | Example: he joined the defense against invasion
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the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | | Example: his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
in defense he said the other man started it
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the justification for some act or belief | | Example: he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
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a structure used to defend against attack | | Example: the artillery battered down the defenses
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a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | | Example: he gave evidence for the defense
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(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies | | Example: they died in the defense of Stalingrad
they were developed for the defense program
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protection from harm | | Example: sanitation is the best defense against disease
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the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | | Example: a good boxer needs a good defense
defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem
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See Defense. | | source: webster1913
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