defensive meaning in Nepali
रक्षात्मक
UK/dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/
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Australia/dɪˈfen.sɪv/
defensive in Nepali: रक्षात्मक, डिफेन्सिभ. In English, defensive means intended for defence; protective.
Nepali words for defensive
- रक्षात्मक, डिफेन्सिभ
English meaning of defensive
- adjective Intended for defence; protective.
- adjective Intended to deter attack.
- adjective Performed so as to minimise risk.
- adjective Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
defensive in a sentence
- a defensive perimeter
- a defensive missile system
- The victim held up his hand to repel the attacker and received a defensive knife wound.
defensive in other languages
Questions about defensive in Nepali
- What is the meaning of defensive in Nepali?
- Defensive in Nepali is रक्षात्मक, डिफेन्सिभ.
- defensive को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
- Defensive: रक्षात्मक, डिफेन्सिभ.
- What does defensive mean in English?
- Defensive means intended for defence; protective.
Source and license
Nepali words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “defensive”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: defensive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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