"defensive" meaning in All languages combined

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  "etymology_text": "defense + -ive",
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    {
      "form": "defensive",
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    },
    {
      "form": "more defensive",
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        "comparative"
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    {
      "form": "most defensive",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "word": "offensive"
        },
        {
          "word": "attacking"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "China's growth puts Canadian employers in a defensive position."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Defensive positions, weapons, plans, etc. are used to protect against attack."
      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A $ 10 million bonus, makes him the highest-paid defensive player in the National Football League."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A defensive player tries to stop the other team from scoring."
      ],
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        "sports"
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    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "confident"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I don't know why she gets very defensive every time I ask about her job."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If someone is being defensive or on the defensive, they feel unsure about their position, and they try to show that they are right."
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      "ipa": "/dɪˈfɛnsɪv/",
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "defensive"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "defense + -ive",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "defensive",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more defensive",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most defensive",
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        {
          "word": "offensive"
        },
        {
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "China's growth puts Canadian employers in a defensive position."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Defensive positions, weapons, plans, etc. are used to protect against attack."
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "offensive"
        },
        {
          "word": "attacking"
        }
      ],
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        "Sports"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A $ 10 million bonus, makes him the highest-paid defensive player in the National Football League."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A defensive player tries to stop the other team from scoring."
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "confident"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "I don't know why she gets very defensive every time I ask about her job."
        }
      ],
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        "If someone is being defensive or on the defensive, they feel unsure about their position, and they try to show that they are right."
      ]
    }
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