defensiveness
defensiveness is a 13-letter English word with 1 sense as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: excessive sensitivity to criticism. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. excessive sensitivity to criticism
"his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence"
"the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness"
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