His defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Which brings us to fear of saying the wrong thing: Your defensiveness is a precursor to walking on eggshells. From Wordnik.com. [Carolyn Hax: Girlfriend's distrust must be confronted, not mollified] Reference
But my defensiveness is not just indignation at being doubted. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Mother auf Naxos | Her Bad Mother] Reference
Anybody who votes for any reason other than pure defensiveness is a fool. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Profiles in “Courage”] Reference
And so I think there's a certain defensiveness, a certain closing ranks around Barack Obama. From Wordnik.com. [Op-Ed: 15 Bleak Years Since The Million Man March] Reference
Actually, I don't doubt that defensiveness is often the motivation when this charge is leveled. From Wordnik.com. [More on Critique] Reference
The Institute daddy-o: geez, the defensiveness is a. From Wordnik.com. [Chattablogs] Reference
And so perhaps that’s why human self-defensiveness is so strong in relation to being helped. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Help? « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
Um, do you really think its fair to call defensiveness over "The Secret" passive aggressive Christianity?. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Atheism] Reference
If there truly was a consensus I would think that that kind of defensiveness would be unnecessary. From Wordnik.com. [UCAR and the NAS Panel « Climate Audit] Reference
The "defensiveness" Ms. Sullivan describes is how a lot of them feel. From Wordnik.com. [TIME.com: Top Stories] Reference
That kind of defensiveness, the epitome of that is the idea that if I turn myself in, people will go easy on me. From Wordnik.com. [Expecting Rain] Reference
Their defensiveness ought to be a clue. From Wordnik.com. [My rape story] Reference
But others say such defensiveness misses the point. From Wordnik.com. [Not the Queen's English] Reference
But defensiveness was far more common than openness. From Wordnik.com. [Revisiting A Massacre] Reference
But before they meet me, they come at me with that defensiveness. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2009] Reference
Contrast such defensiveness with the view of the visit in Beijing. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond History's Shadow] Reference
SCHLESSINGER: Well, people's defensiveness doesn't change the truth. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2003] Reference
Such defensiveness would have been inconceivable just a few years ago. From Wordnik.com. [I Did It My Way] Reference
And so there was a certain justice in the defensiveness of her attitude. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2003] Reference
Roberts's anxious defensiveness doesn't make a dent in his unruffled charm. From Wordnik.com. [Boys Just Wanna Have Fun] Reference
Mr. Lockhart's defensiveness certainly didn't do the Kerry campaign any favors. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 22, 2004] Reference
WEIL: I think it can play a big part in reducing our defensiveness against cancer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2000] Reference
And his family, while undeniably close and talented, can bristle with defensiveness. From Wordnik.com. [CHENEY FAMILY VALUES] Reference
I chalked his defensiveness up to his discomfort that I was a strong Bennet supporter. From Wordnik.com. [Nancy Cronk: Romanoff vs. Bennet: A Matter of Integrity] Reference
Indeed, the term was a bad blunder — and another sign of Zawahiri's increasing defensiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Al Qaeda On the Run] Reference
His response was revealing for its defensiveness: "I am actually very self-sufficient," he wrote. From Wordnik.com. [Fight Fire with Funny] Reference
The differences can and often do give rise to defensiveness, simmering resentments and open conflict. From Wordnik.com. [One Common Faith] Reference
While her skin is thicker now, Mrs. Clinton's longstanding habits of defensiveness may be hard to break. From Wordnik.com. [Get Ready To Rumble] Reference
Above all, the defensiveness of their health claims should have tipped off even the most somnolent reader. From Wordnik.com. [The Power of Pure Poppycock] Reference
Some have shown too much defensiveness and have not shown enough focus on digging into and addressing the problems. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 2, 2007] Reference
KOEPP: It exposed the kind of serious defensiveness among the administration about the evidence for going to the war. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2005] Reference
When I gave these officially registered groups the local CMO's number, they were met with suspicion and defensiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Schuller: Falling through the cracks or unstable foundations?] Reference
But even with the small stuff, he spoke with an openness, a depth, the lack of defensiveness I had never heard before. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 20, 2004] Reference
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