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SELF-DEFENCE

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• SELF-DEFENCE (noun)
The noun SELF-DEFENCE has 1 sense:

1. the act of defending yourself

Familiarity information: SELF-DEFENCE used as a noun is very rare.

• SELF-DEFENCE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The act of defending yourself

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

self-defence; self-defense; self-protection

Hypernyms ("self-defence" is a kind of...):

protection (the activity of protecting someone or something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "self-defence"):

martial art (any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport)

"Hope for the best, expect the worst."
(English proverb)
"You cannot catch a flea with gloves."
(Albanian proverb)
"The ideal phrase is that which is short and to the point."
(Arabic proverb)
"Still waters wash out banks."
(Czech proverb)

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