Defiance vs Defense - What's the difference?
defiance | defense |
The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=6, title= (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
As nouns the difference between defiance and defense
is that defiance is mistrust while defense is defence (action of defending or protecting from attack, danger or injury, or any means for that purpose).defiance
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(wikipedia defiance)Noun
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance . After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion.}}
defense
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Alternative forms
* defence (British)Noun
- Department of Defense
- Severe defenses against wearing any linen under a certain breadth.