defensiveness

• Nom désignant une sensibilité excessive à la critique ou une tendance à réagir de manière défensive lorsque ses actions ou convictions sont remises en question.

A noun referring to an excessive sensitivity to criticism or a tendency to react protectively when one's actions or beliefs are questioned.

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1. Excessive sensitivity to criticismB2formal

   A state of being overly sensitive or reactive to perceived criticism, often resulting in self-justification or blame-shifting.

   Sensibilité excessive à la critique

   • His defensiveness made it impossible to have a constructive conversation.
   • She reacted with defensiveness when her work was questioned.
   • Overcoming defensiveness is key to personal growth.

   Synonymeshypersensitivityself-justificationtouchiness

   Antonymesacceptanceopennessreceptiveness