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单词 defense
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Defense
nnoun.act(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
Topic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Synset:defence defensive measure
Examples:
  • they died in the defense of Stalingrad
  • they were developed for the defense program
Hypernyms:action military action
Inherited Hypernyms:defensemilitary actiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:defensemilitary actiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:BW defenceBW defenseair defensebiodefencebiodefensebiological defencebiological defensebiological warfare defencebiological warfare defensechemical defencechemical defensedeliberate defencedeliberate defensehasty defencehasty defenseminelayingminingstandumbrella
Full Hyponyms:
active air defenseair defensebiological defensebiological warfare defensechemical defensedeliberate defensehasty defenseminingpassive air defenserepulsionstandumbrella
nnoun.actprotection from harm
Synset:defence
Examples:
  • sanitation is the best defense against disease
Hypernyms:protection
Inherited Hypernyms:defenseprotectionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.group(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
Topic:athleticssport
Synset:defence defending team
Examples:
  • his teams are always good on defense
Antonyms:offenseoffence
Derivationally Related Form:defend
Hypernyms:squad team
Inherited Hypernyms:defenseteamunitorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationthe justification for some act or belief
Synset:defence vindication
Examples:
  • he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
Derivationally Related Form:defendvindicate
Hypernyms:justification
Inherited Hypernyms:defensejustificationexplanationstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:alibiapologiaapologyexculpationexcuseself-justification
Full Hyponyms:
alibiapologyexcuseextenuation
nnoun.process(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Topic:psychiatrypsychological medicinepsychopathology
Synset:defence defence mechanism defence reaction defense mechanism defense reaction
Hypernyms:process unconscious process psychoanalytic process
Inherited Hypernyms:defense mechanismprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:defense mechanismpsychoanalytic processhuman processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:compensationconversiondenialdisplacementidealisationidealizationintellectualisationintellectualizationisolationprojectionrationalisationrationalizationreaction formationregressionrepression
Full Hyponyms:
compensationconversioncountertransferencedenialdisplacementidealizationintellectualizationisolationovercompensationprojectionrationalizationreaction formationregressionrepressiontransference
nnoun.groupthe federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
Synset:Defense Defense Department Department of Defense DoD United States Department of Defense
Hypernyms:executive department
Inherited Hypernyms:department of defenseexecutive departmentfederal departmentgovernment departmentdepartmentdivisionadministrative unitunitorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:BMDO Ballistic Missile Defense Organization CCRC Casualty Care Research Center DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DISA Defense Information Systems Agency DIA Defense Intelligence Agency Defense Logistics Agency DTIC Defense Technical Information Center Department of Defense Laboratory System LABLINK NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency NRO National Reconnaissance Office NSA National Security Agency Air Force U. S. Air Force USAF US Air Force United States Air Force Army U. S. Army USA US Army United States Army Navy USN US Navy United States Navy
nnoun.groupthe defendant and his legal advisors collectively
Synset:defence defense lawyers defense team
Examples:
  • the defense called for a mistrial
Antonyms:prosecution
Derivationally Related Form:defend
Hypernyms:accumulation aggregation assemblage collection
Inherited Hypernyms:defensecollectiongroupabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationthe speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
Synset:defence refutation
Examples:
  • his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
  • in defense he said the other man started it
Derivationally Related Form:refute
Hypernyms:answer
Inherited Hypernyms:refutationanswerreplyspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:confutationrebuttal
Full Hyponyms:
confutationrebuttal
nnoun.groupan organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
Synset:defence defence force defense force
Examples:
  • he joined the defense against invasion
Derivationally Related Form:defend
Hypernyms:organisation organization
Inherited Hypernyms:defenseorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bastion
Full Hyponyms:
bastion
nnoun.artifacta structure used to defend against attack
Synset:defence defensive structure
Examples:
  • the artillery battered down the defenses
Hypernyms:construction structure
Inherited Hypernyms:defensive structurestructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cheval-de-frisechevaux-de-frisefastnessfortfortificationfortressline of defenceline of defensemunitionoutworkstronghold
Full Hyponyms:
abattisacropolisalcazarbastionblockhousebunkercastlecheval-de-frisedefiladeentrenchmentescarpmentfieldworkfortificationfortressfoxholefunk holeholdkeepkremlinline of defenselunettemachicolationmartello toweroutworkpalisadeparapetpresidioredoubtretrenchmentsconcestockadestronghold
nnoun.acta defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Topic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:defence demurrer denial
Examples:
  • he gave evidence for the defense
Antonyms:prosecution
Derivationally Related Form:deny
Part Holonyms:trial
Hypernyms:due process due process of law
Inherited Hypernyms:defensedue processgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:defensedue processgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:entrapment
Full Hyponyms:
entrapment
nnoun.actthe act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
Synset:defence
Examples:
  • a good boxer needs a good defense
  • defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem
Hypernyms:protection
Inherited Hypernyms:defenseprotectionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
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