Defensive prescription Synonyms

Definitions for Defensive


  • (adjective) intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression
  • (noun) a position of readiness to oppose actual or expected attack
  • (noun) an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')

Definitions for Prescription


  • (noun) an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling , or doing
  • (noun) directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
  • (noun) written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person