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English adjective: defensive | |||
| 1. | defensive intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack | ||
| Samples | Defensive weapons. A defensive stance. | ||
| Similar | antiaircraft, antisubmarine, antitank, defending, en garde | ||
| See also | protective | ||
| Antonyms | offensive | ||
| 2. | defensive attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing | ||
| Synonyms | justificative, justificatory | ||
| Similar | apologetic, excusatory | ||
| Antonyms | unapologetic | ||
English noun: defensive | |||
| 1. | defensive (cognition) an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') | ||
| Synonyms | defensive attitude | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attitude, mental attitude | ||
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