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Defence
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Defence
/dɪˈfens/
The act of protecting or resisting an attack or danger
Synonyms:
protection
security
safeguard
shield
guard
Antonyms:
attack
offense
Examples:
He has the choice of various
defences
.
'Well now,' President Muffley said, 'civil
defence
...'
Now Sir Ernest spoke in John's
defence
.
Etymology:
from Middle English
defens
, borrowed from Old French, derived from Latin
defensum
, meaning
to defend
or
guard
Usage Statistics:
221 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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