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{
"term": "defensive",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "protecting somebody/something against attack",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "As a defensive measure he built a series of coastal forts and watchtowers."
},
{
"text": "These are purely defensive measures."
},
{
"text": "Troops took up a defensive position around the town."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["purely", "essentially", "largely"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "behaving in a way that shows that you feel that people are criticizing you",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Don't ask him about his plans—he just gets defensive."
},
{
"text": "He is extremely defensive about his work."
},
{
"text": "Her manner was oddly defensive, as he hadn't intended any criticism at all."
},
{
"text": "Whenever anyone mentions women's rights, he gets rather defensive."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "connected with trying to prevent the other team or player from scoring points or goals",
"labels": "(sport)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "defensive play"
},
{
"text": "a largely defensive campaign"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈfensɪv/",
"audio": "de/defensive/defensive__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈfensɪv/",
"audio": "de/defensive/defensive__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French défensif, -ive, from medieval Latin defensivus, from Latin defens- ‘warded off’, from the verb defendere, from de- ‘off’ + -fendere ‘to strike’."
}