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defensive
de·fen·sive D0091500 (dĭ-fĕn′sĭv)adj.1. Intended or appropriate for defending; protective.2. a. Intended to withstand or deter aggression or attack: a defensive weapons system; defensive behavior.b. Of or relating to the effort to prevent an opponent from gaining points in a game or athletic contest.c. Performed so as to avoid risk, danger, or legal liability: defensive driving; defensive medicine.3. Of or relating to defense.4. Psychology Constantly protecting oneself from criticism, exposure of one's shortcomings, or other real or perceived threats to the ego.n.1. A means of defense.2. An attitude or position of defense.Idiom: on the defensive Prepared to withstand or counter aggression or attack.
de·fen′sive·ly adv.de·fen′sive·ness n.defensive (dɪˈfɛnsɪv) adj1. intended, suitable, or done for defence, as opposed to offence2. (Psychology) rejecting criticisms of oneself or covering up one's failingsn3. a position of defence4. on the defensive in an attitude or position of defence, as in being ready to reject criticism deˈfensively adv deˈfensiveness nde•fen•sive (dɪˈfɛn sɪv)
adj. 1. serving or done for the purpose of resisting attack. 2. of or pertaining to defense. 3. sensitive to the threat of criticism or injury to one's ego. n. 4. a position or attitude of defense: on the defensive about one's mistakes. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin] de′fen′sive•ly, adv. de•fen′sive•ness, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  defensive - an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')defensive attitudeattitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" | | Adj. | 1. | defensive - intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"protective - intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"offensive - for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons" | | 2. | defensive - attempting to justify or defend in speech or writingjustificative, justificatoryapologetic, excusatory - offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner" |
defensiveadjective1. protective, guarding, defending, opposing, shielding, safeguarding, watchful, on the defensive, on guard hastily organized defensive measures2. oversensitive, neurotic, prickly, uptight (informal), thin-skinned, self-justifying, easily offended She heard the blustering, defensive note in his voice.Translationsdefend (diˈfend) verb1. to guard or protect against attack. The soldiers defended the castle; I am prepared to defend my opinions. 保衛 保卫2. to conduct the defence of (a person) in a law-court. 為...辯護 为...辩护deˈfendant noun a person accused or sued in a law-court. 被告 被告deˈfender noun a person who defends (someone or something). the defenders of the castle. 防禦者 防御者deˈfensive (-siv) adjective protective or resisting attack. a defensive attitude; defensive action. 防禦的 防御的defensive
on the defensiveIn a state of readiness, willingness, and preparedness to defend oneself against aggression, criticism, or attack. He went on the defensive when we started questioning the originality of his work. She always puts me on the defensive with the accusatory way she talks to me. The home team is on the defensive now as their cross-town rivals try to push for a touchdown in the final minutes of the game.See also: defensive, ononto the defensiveIn a state of readiness, willingness, and preparedness to defend oneself against aggression, criticism, or attack. He went onto the defensive when we started questioning the originality of his work. She always puts me onto the defensive with the accusatory way she talks to me. The home team was forced onto the defensive now as their cross-town rivals try to push for a touchdown in the final minutes of the game.See also: defensiveon the defensiveweary and ready to defend oneself. John goes on the defensive when his athletic ability is questioned. The child was on the defensive when questioned about cheating.See also: defensive, onon the defensivePrepared for withstanding aggression or attack, as in The debate team's plan was to keep their opponents on the defensive, or This teacher put students on the defensive about their mistakes. [c. 1600] See also: defensive, onon/onto the deˈfensive acting in a way that shows that you expect to be attacked or criticized; having to defend yourself: Their questions about the money put her on the defensive. ♢ Warnings of an enemy attack forced the troops onto the defensive. OPPOSITE: on the offensiveSee also: defensive, on on the defensive Prepared to withstand or counter aggression or attack.See also: defensive, onDefensive
Defensive (1) Defensive tactics in war (obsolete). (2) In Polish (defenzywa), the security department and security police in prerevolutionary bourgeois-landlord Poland. defensive
defensive (dĭ-fĕn′sĭv)adj.1. Intended or appropriate for defending; protective.2. Psychology Constantly protecting oneself from criticism, exposure of one's shortcomings, or other real or perceived threats to the ego.
de·fen′sive·ly adv.de·fen′sive·ness n.defensive (dĕ-fen′siv) 1. Defending; protecting from injury.2. In behavioral health, inordinately self-protective, esp. in response to criticism or inquiries by others. LegalSeeDefenseDEFENSIVE
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defensive
Related to defensive: defensive attitudeSynonyms for defensiveadj protectiveSynonyms- protective
- guarding
- defending
- opposing
- shielding
- safeguarding
- watchful
- on the defensive
- on guard
adj oversensitiveSynonyms- oversensitive
- neurotic
- prickly
- uptight
- thin-skinned
- self-justifying
- easily offended
Synonyms for defensivenoun an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase 'on the defensive')SynonymsRelated Wordsadj intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attackRelated WordsAntonymsadj attempting to justify or defend in speech or writingSynonyms- justificative
- justificatory
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