SELF-DEFENCE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of defending yourself

Synonyms:

self-defence; self-defense; self-protection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

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