defence
UKdifens
USdı'fens
معنی فارسی
دفاع مدافعه حمايت پناه بهانه پوزش
معنی کامل و مثالها
/dē fens´, di-/n.
● رجوع شود به:defense
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring “his teams are always good on defense”
- the defendant and his legal advisors collectively “the defense called for a mistrial”
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack “he joined the defense against invasion”
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions “his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive” “in defense he said the other man started it”
- the justification for some act or belief “he offered a persuasive defense of the theory”
- a structure used to defend against attack “the artillery battered down the defenses”
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him “he gave evidence for the defense”
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies “they died in the defense of Stalingrad” “they were developed for the defense program”
- protection from harm “sanitation is the best defense against disease”
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury “a good boxer needs a good defense” “defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem”
مترادفها
noun
[Written also Defense.]
1. Defending, protecting, protection, guarding, maintaining, maintenance, holding.
2. Protection, guard, buckler, shield, bulwark, fortification, tower of strength.
3. Vindication, justification, apology, plea, excuse.