defense

noun
de·fense
/dɪˈfɛns/

The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.

Other meanings

Anything employed to oppose attack(s).
A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.

Synonyms

defensive measure

Example sentences

“Data protection is a form of self-defense.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Self-defense is important.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "dēfēnsa" (protection).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “defense” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.