abwehrend
English translations
- 01
defensive
- 02
parrying
- 03
repellant
Word details
- German meaning
- Sich verteidigend; darauf ausgerichtet, Angriffe abzuwehren oder sich vor Schaden zu schützen.
- English meaning
- Defensive
- Synonym
- abwehrend, verteidigend
- German example
- Seine defensive Haltung verhinderte eine offene Diskussion.
- English example
- His defensive attitude prevented an open discussion.
- Comparative
- defensiverSuperlative: am defensivsten
Related words
- apotropäisch
Apotropaic means designed to avert evil or bring good luck, often in the context of magic or religion.
- wehrig
Defensive, resistant
- verteidigend
Defensive means that you protect something or someone from attacks or criticism.
- Gest
Gesture