defensi

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See also: defensí

Catalan

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Verb

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defensi

  1. inflection of defensar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch defensie, from Middle Dutch defensie, from Latin dēfensiō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deˈfɛnsi/
  • Hyphenation: dé‧fèn‧si
  • Rhymes: -si, -i

Noun

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défènsi (plural defensi-defensi, first-person possessive defensiku, second-person possessive defensimu, third-person possessive defensinya)

  1. defence, defense:
    1. (military) the action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
      Synonym: pembelaan
  2. (psychology) an unconscious psychological operation that functions to protect a person from anxiety-producing thoughts and feelings related to internal conflicts and outer stressors

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Latin

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Participle

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dēfēnsī

  1. inflection of dēfēnsus:
    1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
    2. genitive masculine/neuter singular