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defense vs rebuttal

rebuttal vs defense

defense and rebuttal both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
defense Yes No No No
rebuttal Yes No No No
As nouns, rebuttal is a hyponym of defense; that is, rebuttal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defense:
  • defense: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
  • rebuttal: the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
Other hyponyms of defense include confutation.
defense (noun) rebuttal (noun)
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
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
Difference between defense and rebuttal

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