defense vs excuse

excuse vs defense

defense and excuse both are nouns.

defense is not a verb while excuse is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defense	Yes	No	No	No
excuse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, excuse is a hyponym of defense; that is, excuse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defense:

defense: the justification for some act or belief
excuse: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

Other hyponyms of defense include apologia, apology, alibi, alibi, exculpation, self-justification.

defense (noun)	excuse (noun)
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies	a poor example
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury	a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him	a note explaining an absence
protection from harm
a structure used to defend against attack
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

defense (verb)	excuse (verb)
	accept an excuse for
	defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
	excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
	serve as a reason or cause or justification of
	grant exemption or release to
	ask for permission to be released from an engagement

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