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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to defensiveness:   (119 results)

Often used in the same context:
cynicism, hostility, timidity, reticence, arrogance, diffidence, condescension, smugness, meanness, rudeness, ambivalence, peevishness, pushiness, tactlessness, prickliness, negativity, haughtiness, testiness, indifference, impatience, mushiness, contrariness, grumpiness, curtness, pompousness, resentfulness, distrust, tentativeness, latent hostility, aloofness, combativeness, disinterest, egocentricity, bashfulness, candor, surliness, angst, exasperation, disingenuousness, stubbornness, irascibility, recrimination, superciliousness, uptightness, facetiousness, irrationality, incredulousness, obtuseness, childishness, paranoia, mistrust, wariness, spitefulness, infantilism, naivete, negativism, churlishness, belligerence, suspiciousness, neediness, bitterness, submissiveness, superficiality, nosiness, moodiness, jadedness, nonchalance, introversion, bravado, pessimism, chumminess, shyness, awkwardness, obstinacy, pusillanimity, fearfulness, insularity, passivity, neurosis, antagonism, abrasiveness, ineffectuality, snobbishness, cockiness, forthrightness, snippiness, assertiveness, cautiousness, cravenness, pugnaciousness, dogmatism, narcissism, pretentiousness, rancor, sarcasm, cluelessness, sheepishness, solicitousness, cliquishness, chauvinism, apprehensiveness, blitheness, aggressiveness, inhibitions, openness, closeness, ethnocentrism, cohesiveness, frustration, protectiveness, compartmentalization, disharmony, dissatisfaction, hesitancy, incoherence, insecurity

Appears in the definition of:
bunker mentality, defensive, defensive attitude

Also try:
— Adjectives for defensiveness: tactile, sensory, own, certain, such, less, extreme, more, psychological, greater, general, more...

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