Words Containing DEFE
Here's the list of all the 162 Words Containing DEFE in the English Language.
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defense | 1. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies 2. protection from harm More Definitions → |
defence | 1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring More Definitions → |
defendant | 1. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused More Definitions → |
defend | 1. argue or speak in defense of 2. be on the defensive; act against an attack More Definitions → |
defeat | 1. win a victory over 2. thwart the passage of More Definitions → |
deferred | 1. hold back to a later time 2. yield to another's wish or opinion More Definitions → |
defensive | 1. an attitude of defensiveness 2. attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing More Definitions → |
defect | 1. an imperfection in a bodily system 2. a failing or deficiency More Definitions → |
defeated | 1. people who are defeated 2. beaten or overcome; not victorious More Definitions → |
defective | 1. having a defect 2. markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior More Definitions → |
defending | 1. attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring More Definitions → |
defender | 1. a person who cares for persons or property 2. a fighter who holds out against attack More Definitions → |
defer | 1. hold back to a later time 2. yield to another's wish or opinion More Definitions → |
deferral | 1. a state of abeyance or suspended business 2. act of putting off to a future time More Definitions → |
undefeated | 1. victorious More Definitions → |
deference | 1. a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard 2. courteous regard for people's feelings More Definitions → |
deferment | 1. act of putting off to a future time More Definitions → |
defensively | 1. in an apologetic and defensive manner 2. in a defensive manner More Definitions → |
defensible | 1. capable of being defended More Definitions → |
defenseless | 1. lacking protection or support 2. having no protecting or concealing cover More Definitions → |
defection | 1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility 2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) More Definitions → |
deferring | 1. hold back to a later time 2. yield to another's wish or opinion More Definitions → |
indefensible | 1. (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified 2. not able to be protected against attack More Definitions → |
defector | 1. a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) More Definitions → |
deferential | 1. showing deference More Definitions → |
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