defense

CEFRB1

/dɪˈfɛns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Protection from attack, harm, or criticism.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Anything employed to oppose attack(s)., A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.

Examples

  • Karate is an art of unarmed defense.

  • Our combined fleet broke through the enemy's defense zone.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdiːˌfɛns/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.

  2. Anything employed to oppose attack(s).

  3. A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.

More examples

In context

  • to come to someone's defense

  • Department of Defense

  • In fact, there is an increase in the effectiveness of the Five Cutter Offense when teams put pressure on, instead of sagging or switching in an attempt to defense the attack successfully.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English defens, defense, from Old French defens, defense, from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“protection”). Displaced native Old English bewering. The verb is from the noun.