Meanings
Readings
Common Words
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
contradiction; inconsistency
backing; support; backer; supporter; patron; sponsor
shield that protects one's back
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to)
to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up; to hold (a castle, etc.)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
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