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SELF-DEFENSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does self-defense mean?
• SELF-DEFENSE (noun)
The noun SELF-DEFENSE has 1 sense:
1. the act of defending yourself
Familiarity information: SELF-DEFENSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of defending yourself
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
self-defence; self-defense; self-protection
Hypernyms ("self-defense" is a kind of...):
protection (the activity of protecting someone or something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "self-defense"):
martial art (any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport)
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