| / English Dictionary |
DEFENSIVENESS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessive sensitivity to criticism
Example:
the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("defensiveness" is a kind of...):
sensitiveness; sensitivity (the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "defensiveness"):
bunker mentality (defensiveness resulting from repeated attacks)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
