Definition of defensiveness in English:

defensiveness

noun dɪˈfɛnsɪvnəsdəˈfɛnsɪvnəs

mass noun

1The quality of being anxious to challenge or avoid criticism.
their supporters have reacted with defensiveness and hostility to the disclosure
Jane had a note of defensiveness in her voice
Example sentencesExamples
- It was left to the New York Times to deplore the defensiveness of much of the debate.
- He observes more closely what happens in relationships, without criticism or defensiveness.
- I think the BBC itself needs to avoid defensiveness, and engage with its critics.
- Quite a few responders have responded with an unusual amount of strained seriousness and defensiveness.
- The danger now is a new polarisation born out of fear and defensiveness in us men.
- But I realized that our confidence provoked an enormous defensiveness from the rest of the group.
- Giving orders can trigger resentment and defensiveness in colleagues and subordinates.
- What is the best way to deliver a critical message without arousing defensiveness?
- I would not hire someone who reacted with suspicion, hostility and defensiveness to areas of knowledge with which he or she was not already acquainted.
- Your training approach provided information and knowledge without creating defensiveness or guilt.
2Behaviour intended to defend or protect.
defensiveness of the hive was related to the size of the colony
Example sentencesExamples
- Maybe the history of natural catastrophes in Lisbon - in particular, the great earthquake of 1755 - has further encouraged an architecture of cautious defensiveness.
- See Guzman-Novoa et al. for more details about methods for testing the defensiveness of honeybee colonies.
- Nor would bringing in outside elements necessarily moderate ethnic nationalism, and may instead aggravate ethnic defensiveness.
- Churchill changed his country's military approach from defensiveness to aggressive attack, and so altered the course of history.
- Judd has studied the defensiveness of wasps throughout of the colony cycle of Polistes fuscatus.
- For the prevention of at least some war, what matters is non-provocation and reassurance by means of defensiveness.
- His program of defensiveness postulated Soviet possession of a defensive capability sufficient to absorb and repulse an enemy blow.
- Perhaps some day, political leaders will listen to them as well as to the silent majority and put their house in order instead of adopting an aggressive new nationalist defensiveness?
- Let's remember that it is promoters of war who have claimed that defensiveness makes a war justified.
- Scottish architecture had been a hybrid of defensiveness and display.

Definition of defensiveness in US English:

defensiveness

noundəˈfensivnəsdəˈfɛnsɪvnəs

1The quality of being anxious to challenge or avoid criticism.
their supporters have reacted with defensiveness and hostility to the disclosure
Jane had a note of defensiveness in her voice
Example sentencesExamples
- Quite a few responders have responded with an unusual amount of strained seriousness and defensiveness.
- It was left to the New York Times to deplore the defensiveness of much of the debate.
- Your training approach provided information and knowledge without creating defensiveness or guilt.
- Giving orders can trigger resentment and defensiveness in colleagues and subordinates.
- I would not hire someone who reacted with suspicion, hostility and defensiveness to areas of knowledge with which he or she was not already acquainted.
- He observes more closely what happens in relationships, without criticism or defensiveness.
- I think the BBC itself needs to avoid defensiveness, and engage with its critics.
- But I realized that our confidence provoked an enormous defensiveness from the rest of the group.
- The danger now is a new polarisation born out of fear and defensiveness in us men.
- What is the best way to deliver a critical message without arousing defensiveness?
2Behavior intended to defend or protect.
defensiveness of the hive was related to the size of the colony
Example sentencesExamples
- Churchill changed his country's military approach from defensiveness to aggressive attack, and so altered the course of history.
- Let's remember that it is promoters of war who have claimed that defensiveness makes a war justified.
- See Guzman-Novoa et al. for more details about methods for testing the defensiveness of honeybee colonies.
- Nor would bringing in outside elements necessarily moderate ethnic nationalism, and may instead aggravate ethnic defensiveness.
- Maybe the history of natural catastrophes in Lisbon - in particular, the great earthquake of 1755 - has further encouraged an architecture of cautious defensiveness.
- Judd has studied the defensiveness of wasps throughout of the colony cycle of Polistes fuscatus.
- Perhaps some day, political leaders will listen to them as well as to the silent majority and put their house in order instead of adopting an aggressive new nationalist defensiveness?
- His program of defensiveness postulated Soviet possession of a defensive capability sufficient to absorb and repulse an enemy blow.
- Scottish architecture had been a hybrid of defensiveness and display.
- For the prevention of at least some war, what matters is non-provocation and reassurance by means of defensiveness.

单词	defensiveness
释义	Definition of defensiveness in English: defensiveness noun dɪˈfɛnsɪvnəsdəˈfɛnsɪvnəs mass noun 1The quality of being anxious to challenge or avoid criticism. their supporters have reacted with defensiveness and hostility to the disclosure Jane had a note of defensiveness in her voice Example sentencesExamples It was left to the New York Times to deplore the defensiveness of much of the debate. He observes more closely what happens in relationships, without criticism or defensiveness. I think the BBC itself needs to avoid defensiveness, and engage with its critics. Quite a few responders have responded with an unusual amount of strained seriousness and defensiveness. The danger now is a new polarisation born out of fear and defensiveness in us men. But I realized that our confidence provoked an enormous defensiveness from the rest of the group. Giving orders can trigger resentment and defensiveness in colleagues and subordinates. What is the best way to deliver a critical message without arousing defensiveness? I would not hire someone who reacted with suspicion, hostility and defensiveness to areas of knowledge with which he or she was not already acquainted. Your training approach provided information and knowledge without creating defensiveness or guilt. 2Behaviour intended to defend or protect. defensiveness of the hive was related to the size of the colony Example sentencesExamples Maybe the history of natural catastrophes in Lisbon - in particular, the great earthquake of 1755 - has further encouraged an architecture of cautious defensiveness. See Guzman-Novoa et al. for more details about methods for testing the defensiveness of honeybee colonies. Nor would bringing in outside elements necessarily moderate ethnic nationalism, and may instead aggravate ethnic defensiveness. Churchill changed his country's military approach from defensiveness to aggressive attack, and so altered the course of history. Judd has studied the defensiveness of wasps throughout of the colony cycle of Polistes fuscatus. For the prevention of at least some war, what matters is non-provocation and reassurance by means of defensiveness. His program of defensiveness postulated Soviet possession of a defensive capability sufficient to absorb and repulse an enemy blow. Perhaps some day, political leaders will listen to them as well as to the silent majority and put their house in order instead of adopting an aggressive new nationalist defensiveness? Let's remember that it is promoters of war who have claimed that defensiveness makes a war justified. Scottish architecture had been a hybrid of defensiveness and display. Definition of defensiveness in US English: defensiveness noundəˈfensivnəsdəˈfɛnsɪvnəs 1The quality of being anxious to challenge or avoid criticism. their supporters have reacted with defensiveness and hostility to the disclosure Jane had a note of defensiveness in her voice Example sentencesExamples Quite a few responders have responded with an unusual amount of strained seriousness and defensiveness. It was left to the New York Times to deplore the defensiveness of much of the debate. Your training approach provided information and knowledge without creating defensiveness or guilt. Giving orders can trigger resentment and defensiveness in colleagues and subordinates. I would not hire someone who reacted with suspicion, hostility and defensiveness to areas of knowledge with which he or she was not already acquainted. He observes more closely what happens in relationships, without criticism or defensiveness. I think the BBC itself needs to avoid defensiveness, and engage with its critics. But I realized that our confidence provoked an enormous defensiveness from the rest of the group. The danger now is a new polarisation born out of fear and defensiveness in us men. What is the best way to deliver a critical message without arousing defensiveness? 2Behavior intended to defend or protect. defensiveness of the hive was related to the size of the colony Example sentencesExamples Churchill changed his country's military approach from defensiveness to aggressive attack, and so altered the course of history. Let's remember that it is promoters of war who have claimed that defensiveness makes a war justified. See Guzman-Novoa et al. for more details about methods for testing the defensiveness of honeybee colonies. Nor would bringing in outside elements necessarily moderate ethnic nationalism, and may instead aggravate ethnic defensiveness. Maybe the history of natural catastrophes in Lisbon - in particular, the great earthquake of 1755 - has further encouraged an architecture of cautious defensiveness. Judd has studied the defensiveness of wasps throughout of the colony cycle of Polistes fuscatus. Perhaps some day, political leaders will listen to them as well as to the silent majority and put their house in order instead of adopting an aggressive new nationalist defensiveness? His program of defensiveness postulated Soviet possession of a defensive capability sufficient to absorb and repulse an enemy blow. Scottish architecture had been a hybrid of defensiveness and display. For the prevention of at least some war, what matters is non-provocation and reassurance by means of defensiveness.
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