We found 10 dictionaries that define the word on the defensive:

General (9 matching dictionaries)

1. on the defensive: Merriam-Webster
2. on the defensive: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
3. on the defensive: Collins English Dictionary
4. on the defensive: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
5. on the defensive: Wiktionary
6. on the defensive: Dictionary.com
7. on the defensive: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

8. on the defensive: Idioms

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