Words and phrases that have a meaning related to defensiveness: (119 results)
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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
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Also try:bunker mentality, defensive, defensive attitude
— Adjectives for defensiveness: tactile, sensory, own, certain, such, less, extreme, more, psychological, greater, general, more...
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