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defensiveness meaning and definition

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DEFENSIVENESS noun

Definition of defensiveness (noun)

  1. excessive sensitivity to criticism
    • "his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence"; "the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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