DEFENSIVENESS

defensiveness

(noun) excessive sensitivity to criticism; “his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence”; “the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians’ defensiveness”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

defensiveness (usually uncountable, plural defensivenesses)

The state or quality of being defensive.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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