defencelessness Definition

defence
defense
noun

1. The act of defending against attack.

Thesaurus: protection, safeguarding, preservation, security, guardianship, inoculation; Antonym: offence, aggression.
2. The method, means or equipment used to guard or protect against attack or when attacked.
3. The armed forces of a country.
4. Fortifications.

Form: defences
5. A person's answer to an accusation, justifying or denying what they have been accused of.

Thesaurus: justification, vindication, apology, excuse, explanation, extenuation.
6. law.
In a court: the person or people on trial and the lawyer or lawyers acting for them.
Form: the defence
7. sport.
The players in a team whose main task is to prevent their opponents from scoring.
Form: the defence

Derivative: defenceless
adj

Without protection; vulnerable
Thesaurus: vulnerable, endangered, exposed, helpless, naked, wide open, powerless, unarmed; Antonym: protected.

Derivative: defencelessly
adverb

Derivative: defencelessness
noun

Etymology: 13c: from Latin defendere, defensum to defend.