defense
English Thesaurus
1. the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | protection, protection, |
| definition | : | the activity of protecting someone or something (noun.act) |
2. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | umbrella, |
| definition | : | a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | air defense, |
| definition | : | defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | stand, |
| definition | : | a defensive effort (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | hasty defence, hasty defense, |
| definition | : | a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | deliberate defence, deliberate defense, |
| definition | : | a defense organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available; usually includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and communication systems (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | minelaying, mining, |
| definition | : | laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment (noun.act) |
3. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | due process, due process of law, |
| definition | : | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | entrapment, |
| definition | : | a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials (noun.act) |
| part meronym | : | trial, |
| definition | : | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
4. a structure used to defend against attack (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | construction, structure, |
| definition | : | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise, |
| definition | : | defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fortification, munition, |
| definition | : | defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fort, fortress, |
| definition | : | a fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | line of defence, line of defense, |
| definition | : | defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | outwork, |
| definition | : | subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fastness, stronghold, |
| definition | : | a strongly fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact) |
5. the justification for some act or belief (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | justification, |
| definition | : | a statement in explanation of some action or belief (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | apologia, apology, |
| definition | : | a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | alibi, |
| definition | : | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question (noun.communication) |
6. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | answer, |
| definition | : | the speech act of replying to a question (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | confutation, |
| definition | : | the speech act of refuting conclusively (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rebuttal, |
| definition | : | the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument (noun.communication) |
7. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | bastion, |
| definition | : | a group that defends a principle (noun.group) |
8. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively (noun.group)
9. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | squad, team, |
| definition | : | a cooperative unit (especially in sports) (noun.group) |
| domain category | : | athletics, sport, |
| definition | : | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act) |
10. the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | executive department, |
| definition | : | a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | darpa, defense advanced research projects agency, |
| definition | : | the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11 (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | department of defense laboratory system, lablink, |
| definition | : | a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | navy, united states navy, us navy, usn, |
| definition | : | the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | defense intelligence agency, dia, |
| definition | : | an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | defense logistics agency, |
| definition | : | a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | defense technical information center, dtic, |
| definition | : | the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | national reconnaissance office, nro, |
| definition | : | an intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental issues and to help plan military operations (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | national security agency, nsa, |
| definition | : | the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | defense information systems agency, disa, |
| definition | : | a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | casualty care research center, ccrc, |
| definition | : | an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care (noun.group) |
11. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | psychoanalytic process, |
| definition | : | a process that is assumed to occur in psychoanalytic theory (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | compensation, |
| definition | : | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | conversion, |
| definition | : | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | denial, |
| definition | : | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | displacement, |
| definition | : | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | idealisation, idealization, |
| definition | : | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | isolation, |
| definition | : | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | projection, |
| definition | : | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | rationalisation, rationalization, |
| definition | : | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | reaction formation, |
| definition | : | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | regression, |
| definition | : | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | repression, |
| definition | : | (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious (noun.process) |
12. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (noun.act)
| antonym | : | criminal prosecution, prosecution, |
| definition | : | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deny, traverse, |
| definition | : | deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit (verb.communication) |
13. the justification for some act or belief (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | justify, vindicate, |
| definition | : | show to be right by providing justification or proof (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | vindicate, |
| definition | : | maintain, uphold, or defend (verb.communication) |
14. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | rebut, refute, |
| definition | : | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof (verb.communication) |
15. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack (noun.group)
| derivation | : | defend, guard, hold, |
| definition | : | protect against a challenge or attack (verb.competition) |
16. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively (noun.group)
| antonym | : | prosecution, |
| definition | : | the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | defend, represent, |
| definition | : | be the defense counsel for someone in a trial (verb.social) |
17. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (noun.group)
| antonym | : | offence, offense, |
| definition | : | the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | defend, |
| definition | : | be on the defensive; act against an attack (verb.competition) |
18. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (noun.act)
| antonym | : | criminal prosecution, prosecution, |
| definition | : | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deny, traverse, |
| definition | : | deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit (verb.communication) |
19. the justification for some act or belief (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | justify, vindicate, |
| definition | : | show to be right by providing justification or proof (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | vindicate, |
| definition | : | maintain, uphold, or defend (verb.communication) |
20. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | rebut, refute, |
| definition | : | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof (verb.communication) |
21. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack (noun.group)
| derivation | : | defend, guard, hold, |
| definition | : | protect against a challenge or attack (verb.competition) |
22. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively (noun.group)
| antonym | : | prosecution, |
| definition | : | the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | defend, represent, |
| definition | : | be the defense counsel for someone in a trial (verb.social) |
23. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (noun.group)
| antonym | : | offence, offense, |
| definition | : | the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | defend, |
| definition | : | be on the defensive; act against an attack (verb.competition) |
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