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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSelf-Defensive
/ˌsɛlf.dɪˈfɛnsɪv/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to actions taken to protect oneself from harm or danger.
"The self-defensive measures taken by the community helped to reduce crime rates." - 2
Characterized by a defensive posture or attitude.
"His self-defensive remarks indicated his discomfort with the criticism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'self-defensive' combines the prefix 'self-' from Old English 'seolf', meaning 'one's own', with 'defensive', derived from Latin 'defensivus', which means 'serving to defend'. The term has evolved to describe actions or measures taken to protect oneself from harm.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self-Defensive" is said worldwide
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auto-défensif
Transliteration: o-to-de-fan-sif
"Les mesures auto-défensives ont été efficaces."
selbstverteidigend
Transliteration: zelbst-fair-tai-dig
"Die selbstverteidigenden Maßnahmen waren notwendig."
autodifensivo
Transliteration: au-to-di-fen-si-vo
"Le misure autodifensive sono state implementate."
autodefensivo
Transliteration: au-to-de-fen-si-vo
"Las medidas autodefensivas fueron efectivas."
autodefensivo
Transliteration: au-to-de-fen-si-vo
"As medidas autodefensivas foram implementadas."
स्व-रक्षा
Transliteration: sva-raksha
"स्व-रक्षा के उपाय आवश्यक थे।"
自我防卫的
Transliteration: zì wǒ fáng wèi de
"自我防卫的措施是必要的。"
자기 방어의
Transliteration: ja-gi bang-eo-ui
"자기 방어의 조치가 필요했다."
自己防衛的な
Transliteration: jiko bōei-teki na
"自己防衛的な措置が必要でした。"
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