Defensive

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See also: defensive and défensive

German

 Defensive on German Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: De‧fen‧si‧ve

Noun

Defensive f (genitive Defensive, plural Defensiven)

  1. defense (means, attitude or position of defense)
    Synonym: Verteidigungsstellung
    Antonym: Offensive
    in der Defensiveon the defensive

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Further reading

  • Defensive” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Defensive” in Duden online