Defensive
dieNoundefense; die Defensive
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Haltung oder Strategie, die darauf ausgerichtet ist, Angriffe abzuwehren oder sich zu verteidigen.
- English meaning
- defensive
- Synonym
- Verteidigung, Abwehr
- German example
- Die Mannschaft spielte eine starke Defensive.
- English example
- The team played a strong defensive.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Defensive
- Plural Form
- die Defensiven
Related words
- verteidigen
defensive
- defensiv
defensive
- Abwehrmittel
defensive weapon
- Zweckpessimismus
Defensive pessimism
- Verteidigungskrieg
Defensive war
- Wehrhaftigkeit
Defensiveness
- Wehrmauer
Defensive wall
- Abwehrspiel
Defensive play
- wehrig
Defensive, resistant
- Abwehrschlacht
Defensive battle
- Catenaccio
Catenaccio
- Gest
Gesture
- defensiv
Defensive
- verteidigend
Defensive means that you protect something or someone from attacks or criticism.
Example sentences with “Defensive”
Die Mannschaft spielt heute sehr defensiv. (The team is playing very defensively today.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Defensive' a noun or adjective?
It is a feminine noun. The adjective form is 'defensiv'.