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- Dictionaryde·fense·less/dəˈfensləs/
adjective
- 1. without defense or protection; totally vulnerable: "attacks on defenseless civilians" Similar Opposite
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Noun. Aldrich, who identifies as nonbinary and prefers to be described using they/them pronouns, pleaded guilty to 50 federal hate crimes and gun charges to avoid the death penalty per a deal between defense attorneys and prosecutors.
having no way to protect yourself from attack or harm: Youngsters are often the most defenseless against mosquitoes. defenselessness. noun [ U ] us / dɪˈfens·ləs·nəs / (Definition of defenseless from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Someone who's defenseless is vulnerable and unprotected. Babies need to be taken care of because they're completely defenseless. A brand new chess player is somewhat defenseless against an experienced player, and a kitten is defenseless without its mother's fierce protection.
adjective. US (UK defenceless) us / dɪˈfens.ləs / uk / dɪˈfens.ləs / Add to word list. Defenseless people, animals, places, or things are weak and unable to protect themselves from attack: a small defenseless child. a defenseless city. defenseless against They were defenseless against the enemy bombs. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
1. The act of defending against attack, danger, or injury. 2. A means or method of defending or protecting. 3. Sports The act or an instance of defending a championship against a challenger: will box in his third defense of his title. 4. An argument in support or justification of something. See Synonyms at apology. 5. Law. a.
If someone or something is defenseless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
Synonyms for DEFENSELESS: vulnerable, helpless, susceptible, unprotected, undefended, exposed, unarmed, unguarded; Antonyms of DEFENSELESS: protected, resistant, armed, safe, sheltered, defensible, secure, invulnerable
Defenseless definition: Lacking defense; unable to defend oneself; open to attack; helpless; unprotected.
Definition of defenseless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
: not able to defend yourself, your country, etc. Without weapons of any kind, the people of the town were completely defenseless. Don't hurt them. They're just poor, defenseless [= helpless] animals. — often + against. The disease leaves the body defenseless against infection.
