Self-defense

Definition: Meaning of, self-defense in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sɛlf dɪˈfɛns /

Word Forms:

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self-defense	self-defenses

American English ; self-defence elsewhere

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self-defense used in phrases

United Self-Defense Force of Colombia (noun)
1. a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
United Self-Defense Group of Colombia (noun)
1. a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
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Pronunciation: ɡəˈməʊsɪs

Parts of Speech: noun

disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora

self-denial