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Definition of Defensiveness
1. Noun. Excessive sensitivity to criticism. "The fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness"
Definition of Defensiveness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being defensive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Defensiveness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defensiveness
Literary usage of Defensiveness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cranio-muscular Origins of Brain and Mind by Philip Henry Erbés (1904)
"SELF-Defensiveness. 1 Temp. C., in preservative zone. ... C. (SECTION I.)
The muscle of self-defensiveness, the protective concern for the well-being of the ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1863)
"... that shade of the sentiment of defiant defensiveness so dear to Englishmen,
... is more ostensible and the defensiveness less so. ..."
3. Motivational Enhancement Therapy Manual: A Clinical Research Guide for by William R. Miller (1994)
"The picture that emerges is one in which the therapist dramatically influences
client defensiveness, which, in turn, predicts the degree to which the client ..."
4. The New Detente: Rethinking East-West Relations by Mary Kaldor, Gerard Holden, Richard A. Falk (1989)
"Defensiveness and offensiveness are not unique features of individual weapons
... Furthermore, it is hard to imagine pure defensiveness: even light infan- ..."
5. Social Security Programs in the U. S. by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"These individuals, termed repressors, have been found to score low on personality
test measures of distress but high on measures of defensiveness ..."
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