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antidefense

adj

Etymology

From anti- + defense.

  1. derived from dēfēnsa — “protection”
  2. derived from defens
  3. inherited from defens
  4. prefixed as antidefense — “anti + defense”

Definitions

  1. Countering a defense system.

    • The Soviet Union has already indicated that it may respond to deployment of a ballistic-missile defense system by deploying antidefense weapons, such as space mines to trail defense satellites.

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