defenses
Meaning of defenses
plural noun
- the action of defending from or resisting attack.
methods of defence against this kind of attack
she came to the defence of the eccentric professor
he spoke in defence of a disciplined approach
- the case presented by or on behalf of the party accused of a crime or being sued in a civil lawsuit.
the farmer's defence was that he intended only to wound the thief
- (in sport) the action or role of defending one's goal or wicket against the opposition.
Wolves were pressed back into defence
Middle English: from Old French defens, from late Latin defensum (neuter), defensa (feminine), past participles of defendere ‘defend’.
Information about defenses
- It is a name.
- The singular form of defenses is: defense.
- Languages in which defenses is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of defenses
de-fenses
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- defenses is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
defenses synonyms
Meaning the action of protecting, or the state of being protected:
Meaning protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience:
Meaning protect from harm or damage with an appropriate measure:
Meaning watch over in order to protect or control:
Meaning procedures followed or measures taken to ensure the security of a state or organization:
Meaning a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack:
Meaning shelter or protection sought by people in danger:
Meaning a shielded or safe condition; protection:
Meaning a fixed or movable upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter from draughts, heat, or light, or to provide concealment or privacy:
Meaning the refusal to accept or comply with something:
Meaning a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something:
Meaning the action of clearing someone of blame or suspicion:
Meaning good reason for something that exists or has been done:
Meaning material assistance:
Meaning public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy:
Meaning the action of approving something:
Meaning the action of endorsing someone or something:
Meaning activity that supports or encourages a cause, venture, or aim:
Meaning another term for apologia:
Meaning a formal written defence of one's opinions or conduct:
Meaning a reason or justification given for an action or belief:
Meaning the process of analysing and developing an idea or principle in detail:
Meaning a reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offence:
Meaning the action of officially absolving someone from blame; vindication:
Meaning an instance of rebutting evidence or an accusation:
Meaning the action of denying something:
Meaning the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something:
Meaning the action of attempting to explain or justify behaviour or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate:
Meaning an excuse or pretext:
Meaning a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event:
Meaning a claim that a circumstance means that one should not be blamed for or should not be forced to do something:
Meaning the action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone:
Meaning a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law:
Meaning a formal or explicit statement or announcement:
Meaning a set of facts or arguments supporting one side of a debate or controversy:
Words that rhyme with defenses
Hanses, cadranses, cleanses, contradanses, contredanses, expanses, hanses, kanses, kranses, manses, orleanses, perforanses, ranses, schanses, sextanses, transes, xeranses, Albanenses, Albigenses, Ramnenses, Waldenses, albigenses, amanuenses, atrienses, avenses, censes, chinenses, condenses, dickenses, dispenses, elevenses, expenses, flenses, frankincenses, impatienses, incenses, lenses, licenses, menses, miliarenses, missenses, nonsenses, offenses, prepenses, pretenses, protenses, quatertenses, recenses, recompenses, recondenses
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