Defense vs Offense - What's the difference?
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(en noun) (US)
The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
Anything employed to oppose attack(s).
# A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
# The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
An argument in support or justification of something.
Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
* Sir W. Temple
(en noun) (US)
The act of offending:
# a crime or sin
#* {{quote-book, year=2006, author=
, title=Internal Combustion
, chapter=2 # an affront, insult or injury.
#* Dryden
The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; ''contrasted with defense.
) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; ''contrasted with defense.
Offense is a antonym of defense.
In _ sports lang=en terms the difference between defense and offense
is that defense is the portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense while offense is (often {{IPA|/ˈɒ fɛns/|lang=en}}) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.As nouns the difference between defense and offense
is that defense is the action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury while offense is the act of offending.defense
English
Alternative forms
* defence (British)Noun
- Department of Defense
- Severe defenses against wearing any linen under a certain breadth.
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* offenseDerived terms
* antidefense * ecodefense * Nuremberg defense * defensive * defensiveness * defensive scheme * defensive systemoffense
English
(wikipedia offense)Alternative forms
* (British standard spelling) offenceNoun
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- I have given my opinion against the authority of two great men, but I hope without offence to their memories.