defensiveness

English

Etymology

From defensive +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɛnsɪvnəs/

Noun

defensiveness (usually uncountable, plural defensivenesses)

1. The state or quality of being defensive.

Translations

state or quality

• Finnish: defensiivisyys (fi)
• Hungarian: hárítás (hu), elhárítás (hu), védekezés (hu), defenzivitás