English-Thai Dictionary
defensive
ADJ ซึ่ง สามารถ ป้องกัน ไว้ ได้ ซึ่ง สามารถ ต้านทาน ได้ sueng-sa-mad-pong-kan-wai-dai
defensive
N การป้องกัน การ ต้านทาน kan-pong-kan
defensively
ADV อย่าง ป้องกัน ได้ อย่าง ต้านทาน ได้ yang-pong-kan-dai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DEFENSIVE
a. 1. That serves to defend; proper for defense; as defensive armor, which repels attacks or blows, opposed to offensive arms, which are used in attack.
2. Carried on in resisting attack or aggression; as defensive war, in distinction from offensive war, which is aggressive.
3. In a state or posture to defend.
DEFENSIVE
n.Safeguard; that which defends. Wars preventive, upon just fears, are true defensives.
To be on the defensive, or to stand on the defensive, is to be or stand in a state or posture of defense or resistance, in opposition to aggrression or attack.
DEFENSIVELY
adv. In a defensive manner; on the defensive; in defense.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DEFENSIVE
De *fen "sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. défensif. ]
1. Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor. A moat defensive to a house. Shak.
2. Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive; as, defensive war.
3. In a state or posture of defense. Milton.
DEFENSIVE
DEFENSIVE De *fen "sive, n.
Defn: That which defends; a safeguard. Wars preventive, upon just fears, are true defensive. Bacon. To be on the defensive, To stand on the defensive, to be or stand in a state or posture of defense or resistance, in opposition to aggression or attack.
DEFENSIVELY
DEFENSIVELY De *fen "sive *ly, adv.
Defn: On the defensive.
New American Oxford Dictionary
defensive
de fen sive |diˈfensiv dəˈfɛnsɪv | ▶adjective 1 used or intended to defend or protect: troops in defensive positions. • [ attrib. ] (in sports ) relating to or intended as defense. 2 very anxious to challenge or avoid criticism: he was very defensive about that side of his life. PHRASES on the defensive expecting or resisting criticism or attack: the forces have remained on the defensive. DERIVATIVES de fen sive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French défensif, -ive, from medieval Latin defensivus, from Latin defens- ‘warded off, ’ from the verb defendere (see defend ).
defensive end
de fen sive end ▶noun Football either of the two defensive players positioned at the end of the players who are linemen.
defensively
de fen sive ly |diˈfensivlē dəˈfɛnsɪvli | ▶adverb in a defensive manner: “No, I didn't, ” he replied defensively. • (in sports ) in terms of defense: we must tighten up defensively.
Oxford Dictionary
defensive
de ¦fen |sive |dɪˈfɛnsɪv | ▶adjective 1 used or intended to defend or protect: defensive barriers. • (in sport ) relating to or intended as defence. 2 very anxious to challenge or avoid criticism: he was very defensive about that side of his life. PHRASES on the defensive expecting or resisting criticism or attack: British forces were on the defensive. DERIVATIVES defensively adverb, defensiveness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French défensif, -ive, from medieval Latin defensivus, from Latin defens- ‘warded off ’, from the verb defendere (see defend ).
defensive end
de ¦fen |sive end ▶noun American Football either of the two defensive players positioned at the end of the line of the scrimmage.
American Oxford Thesaurus
defensive
defensive adjective 1 troops in defensive positions: defending, protective; wary, watchful. 2 a defensive response: self-justifying, oversensitive, prickly, paranoid, neurotic; informal uptight.
Oxford Thesaurus
defensive
defensive adjective 1 troops in defensive positions: defending, guarding, safeguarding, protecting, protective, shielding, screening; wary, watchful; averting, withstanding, opposing. ANTONYMS attacking. 2 my innocent inquiry had provoked a defensive, almost hostile response: self-justifying, oversensitive, thin-skinned, easily offended, prickly, paranoid, neurotic; informal uptight, twitchy; rare umbrageous. ANTONYMS confident.
Duden Dictionary
Defensive
De fen si ve Substantiv, feminin , die |Defens i ve |die Defensive; Genitiv: der Defensive, Plural: die Defensiven vgl. französisch défensive a Abwehr, Verteidigung aus der Defensive zum Angriff übergehen | sich in die Defensive begeben | jemanden in die Defensive drängen b Sport auf Abwehr, Verteidigung eingestelltes Spiel die Defensive bevorzugen | aus der Defensive spielen
French Dictionary
défensive
défensive n. f. nom féminin État de défense. LOCUTION Être, rester, se tenir sur la défensive. Être sur ses gardes.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
defensive
de fen sive /dɪfénsɪv /→defend 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗【攻撃などに対する 】防御 (用 )の, 防衛 (上 )の ; 【攻撃などから 】身を守る «against » (↔offensive )▸ take defensive measures 防衛策を講じる 2 〈行動 態度などが 〉 «…について » 守勢の; (自己 )弁護的な «about » .3 ｟米 ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗〘スポーツ 〙守備 (側 )の ; 守備力のある (↔attacking )▸ a defensive back (アメフトの )ディフェンシブバック 名詞 U 〖the ～〗防衛, 守衛 ▸ on [onto ] the defensive 守勢で ; 防戦に努めて .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
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