Defense Englisch Deutsch:
Defense Definition:
- Defense or defence may refer to:
| Defense (n.) Alt. of Defence |
| Defense (v. t.) To furnish with defenses |
| Self-defense (n.) The act of defending one's own person, property, or reputation. |
| Secretary of Defense / Defense Secretary the position of the head of the Department of Defense, "the position of Defense Secretary was created in " |
| anti-takeover defense resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
| defense defence 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" |
| defense defence protection from harm, "sanitation is the best defense against disease" |
| self-defense / self-defence / self-protection the act of defending yourself |
| defense / defence / defensive measure (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" |
| air defense defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness |
| active air defense air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures |
| passive air defense air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction |
| civil defense activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster |
Defense Synonyme:
| defense aegis answer apologetic apologetics apologia apology arch dam argument argumentation armament armor arms backfire backstop bamboo curtain bank bar barrage barrier bear-trap dam beaver dam bicker bickering boom breakwater breastwork brick wall buffer bulkhead bulwark casuistry cofferdam comeback confutation contention contraremonstrance controversy counteraccusation counterattack counterblast counterblow countercharge counterclaim counterfire counterinsurgency countermeasure counterreply counterrevolution counterstatement counterstep counterstroke cover dam demurrer denial dike disputation dispute ditch earthwork embankment exception exculpation excuse explanation eye fastness fence flyting fort fortress gate gravity dam groin guard hassle hubbub hydraulic-fill dam iron curtain jam jetty justification leaping weir lee levee litigation logjam logomachy milldam moat mole mound munitions objection paper war parapet passage of arms plea pleading pleadings polemic polemics portcullis preservation protection protective custody rampart rationalization rebuttal rebutter refuge refutation rejoinder replication reply response retort return rhubarb riposte roadblock rock-fill dam safeguard safekeeping safety seawall security set-to shade shadow shelter shield shutter dam special demurrer special pleading statement of defense stone wall stronghold surrebuttal surrebutter surrejoinder verbal engagement wall war of words ward watchful eye weaponry weapons weir wicket dam work wrangling |
| defense counsel AG DA KC QC SSC US attorney attorney general civilian corporation lawyer court-appointed lawyer criminal lawyer district attorney junior counsel law agent leader mouthpiece private attorney prosecuting attorney prosecutor public prosecutor publicist silk silk gown solicitor general special pleader stuff gown stuff-gownsman |
| defense mechanism alienation autism autistic thinking avoidance avoidance mechanism avoidance reaction avoiding reaction blame-shifting block blocking circumvention compensation conversion decompensation defence defense defense in depth defenses dereism dereistic thinking deterrent capacity displacement dissociation dodge duck ego defenses elusion elusiveness emotional insulation equivocation escape escape into fantasy escape mechanism escapism evasion evasive action evasiveness fantasizing fantasy flight forbearance forestalling forestallment getting around guard isolation jink mental block negative taxis negativism neutrality nonintervention noninvolvement overcompensation prevention projection protection psychological defenses psychotaxis rationalization refraining repression resistance self-defense self-preservation self-protection shunning shunting off shy sidestep sidetracking slip sociological adjustive reactions sublimation substitution suppression symbolization the defensive the runaround ward wish-fulfillment fantasy wishful thinking withdrawal zigzag |