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defensive meaning in Odia

ରକ୍ଷଣାତ୍ମକ

UK/dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/

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Australia/dɪˈfen.sɪv/

defensive in Odia: ରକ୍ଷଣାତ୍ମକ, ପ୍ରତିରକ୍ଷାତ୍ମକ, ରକ୍ଷାତ୍ମକ. In English, defensive means intended for defence; protective.

Odia words for defensive

ରକ୍ଷଣାତ୍ମକ, ପ୍ରତିରକ୍ଷାତ୍ମକ, ରକ୍ଷାତ୍ମକ

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 Odia

What is the meaning of defensive in Odia?
Defensive in Odia is ରକ୍ଷଣାତ୍ମକ, ପ୍ରତିରକ୍ଷାତ୍ମକ, ରକ୍ଷାତ୍ମକ.
defensive ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ କଣ?
Defensive: ରକ୍ଷଣାତ୍ମକ, ପ୍ରତିରକ୍ଷାତ୍ମକ, ରକ୍ଷାତ୍ମକ.
What does defensive mean in English?
Defensive means intended for defence; protective.

Source and license

Odia 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 Odia words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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