Words · Very common
defense
/dɪˈfɛns/ · 7 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
they died in the defense of Stalingrad
- noun
protection from harm
sanitation is the best defense against disease
- noun
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
his teams are always good on defense
- noun
the justification for some act or belief
he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
- noun
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires