 Synonyms and Antonyms of defence 
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1. (noun) defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force
Antonyms: offense, offence
2. (noun) defense, defence, defending team
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force
Antonyms: offense, offence
3. (noun) defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force
Antonyms: offence, offense
4. (noun) defense, defence, defense force, defence force
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force
Antonyms: offense, offence
5. (noun) refutation, defense, defence
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, falsification, defensive measure, demurrer, defence reaction, disproof, vindication, defense reaction, refutal, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, falsifying, defence, defense, defence force
Antonyms: offence, offense
6. (noun) defense, defence, vindication
the justification for some act or belief
Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, exoneration, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force
Antonyms: offense, offence
7. (noun) defensive structure, defense, defence
a structure used to defend against attack
Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force
Antonyms: offense, offence
8. (noun) defense, defence, denial, demurrer
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, self-abnegation, vindication, defense reaction, disaffirmation, defense lawyers, self-renunciation, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, demurral, abnegation, defense, defence force, demur, self-denial
Antonyms: offense, offence
9. (noun) defense, defence, defensive measure
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force
Antonyms: offence, offense
10. (noun) defense, defence
protection from harm
Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force
Antonyms: offense, offence
11. (noun) defense, defence
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force
Antonyms: offense, offence
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