self-defense self-defended • self-defensive · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · self-defense · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the act of defending yourself. Synonyms: self-defence, self-protection. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · self-defence · · Synonym 1 self-protection · · Synonym 2 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E s latin small letter s U+0073