excuse vs defense

defense vs excuse

excuse and defense both are nouns.

excuse is a verb but defense is not a verb.

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

As nouns, defense is a hypernym of excuse; that is, defense is a word with a broader meaning than excuse:

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

Other hypernyms of excuse include defence, vindication.

excuse (noun)	defense (noun)
a poor example	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.	the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
a note explaining an absence	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

excuse (verb)	defense (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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