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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

  1. adjective Intended for defence; protective.
  2. adjective Intended to deter attack.
  3. adjective Performed so as to minimise risk.
  4. adjective Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.

Full definition of defensive

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.

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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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