Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passive defense

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
pas-sive de-fense
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Forms of defense that offer protection without counterattacking.

Countable; Uncountable

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Frequently Paired Words

active defense

Questions

What does passive defense mean?
Forms of defense that offer protection without counterattacking.

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