9-Letter Words Starting: DEFE

• having a defect

• markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior

• not working properly

• intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack

• an attitude of defensiveness

• attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing

• have a bowel movement

• an imperfection in a bodily system

• a failing or deficiency

• an imperfection in an object or machine

• a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

• desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

• attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring

• a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard

• courteous regard for people's feelings

• a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

• act of putting off to a future time

• withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

• the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

• acceptance of the inevitability of defeat