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[ self-pruh-tek-shuhn, self- ] / ˈsɛlf prəˈtɛk ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /
nounprotection of oneself or itself. Origin of self-protectionFirst recorded in 1855–60 OTHER WORDS FROM self-protectionself-pro·tect·ing, adjectiveself-pro·tec·tive, adjectiveself-pro·tec·tive·ness, nounWords nearby self-protectionself-professed, self-promotion, self-pronouncing, self-propelled, self-propulsion, self-protection, self-publish, self-published, self-punishment, self-purification, self-questioning Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-protectionMost gun nuts have them less for self-protection than self-projection. Brooklyn Shooting Hits Close to Bill de Blasio’s Park Slope Home|Michael Daly|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST I completely support the right of law-abiding citizens to own and use guns for sport and self-protection. The Chipotle Anti-Gun ‘Scandal’ Has the Right Up in Arms|Sally Kohn|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST McLelland was a “good guy with a gun,” an Army veteran who carried a gun for self-protection. Pro-Gun Absolutism: The Gun Lobby’s Push to Privatize Law and Order|Will Marshall|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST In reaction, millions of Americans turned to guns for self-protection. David's Bookclub: Private Guns, Public Health|David Frum|March 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Too often in our history, guns intended for self-protection were turned on fellow citizens. Praying While Packing Heat and Other Unwieldy American Traditions|Jack Schwartz|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST Some believe that we must also educate him for self-protection from vice and disease. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various The right woman in the right place, and with Lamb helped form a trio that stood for harmony and self-protection. The Lady Doc|Caroline Lockhart The first call was made by the Russian functionaries, as stated in the text, for the purpose of self-protection! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 17, Issue 495, June 25, 1831|Various He had done a serious thing, even though in self-protection. The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico|Frank Gee Patchin I refer to the military organization, which was created by the political society in the interest of self-protection. Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt
British Dictionary definitions for self-protection
nounthe act or an instance of protecting or defending oneself Derived forms of self-protectionself-protective, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |