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1. a. : the act or action of defending. the defense of our country. speak out in defense of justice. quickly jumped to her friend's defense. b. law : the denial, answer, or plea (see plea sense 2b) of one against whom a criminal or civil action is brought : a defendant 's denial, answer, or plea. 2. a. : capability of resisting attack.
Definitions of defenseless. adjective. lacking protection or support. “a defenseless child” synonyms: defenceless. vulnerable. susceptible to attack. adjective. having no protecting or concealing cover. synonyms: naked. unprotected. lacking protection or defense. adjective. lacking weapons for self-defense. synonyms: defenceless. unarmed.
2 days ago · Definition of 'defenseless' Word Frequency. defenseless. (dɪfɛnslɪs ) regional note: in BRIT, use defenceless. adjective. If someone or something is defenseless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly. ...a savage attack on a defenseless young girl. More Synonyms of defenseless. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
adjective. /dɪˈfensləs/ (US English) ( British English defenceless) weak; not able to protect yourself; having no protection. Want to learn more? Find out which words work together and produce more natural-sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
: not able to defend yourself, your country, etc. Without weapons of any kind, the people of the town were completely defenseless. Don't hurt them. They're just poor, defenseless [= helpless] animals. — often + against. The disease leaves the body defenseless against infection.
Definitions of defenceless. adjective. lacking protection or support. synonyms: defenseless. vulnerable. susceptible to attack. adjective. lacking weapons for self-defense. synonyms: defenseless. unarmed. (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms. adverb. without defense. synonyms: defencelessly, defenseless, defenselessly.
1. The act of defending against attack, danger, or injury. 2. A means or method of defending or protecting. 3. Sports The act or an instance of defending a championship against a challenger: will box in his third defense of his title. 4. An argument in support or justification of something. See Synonyms at apology. 5. Law. a.
