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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-fen-siv]
- /dɪˈfɛn sɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dih-fen-siv]
- /dɪˈfɛn sɪv/
Definitions of defensiveness word
- adjective defensiveness serving to defend; protective: defensive armament. 1
- adjective defensiveness made or carried on for the purpose of resisting attack: defensive treaty; a defensive attitude. 1
- adjective defensiveness of or relating to defense. 1
- adjective defensiveness able to provide moderately steady growth with minimal risk: The bank has put a large percentage of its assets in defensive rather than growth stocks. considered stable and relatively safe for investment, especially during a decline in the economy. 1
- adjective defensiveness excessively concerned with guarding against the real or imagined threat of criticism, injury to one's ego, or exposure of one's shortcomings. 1
- noun defensiveness a position or attitude of defense: to be on the defensive about one's mistakes. 1
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Origin of defensiveness
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < Medieval Latin dēfēnsīvus (see defense, -ive); replacing Middle English defensif < Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Defensiveness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
defensiveness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
defensiveness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with defensiveness
- what causes defensiveness?
- how to overcome defensiveness?
- how to deal with defensiveness?
- what is oral defensiveness?
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