Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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defence | Yes | No | No | No |
denial | Yes | No | No | No |
defence (noun) | denial (noun) |
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(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others |
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) |
protection from harm | the act of asserting that something alleged is not true |
a structure used to defend against attack | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts |
the justification for some act or belief | |
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | |
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively | |
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring | |
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack | |
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |