defensiveness

NOUN

13 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

defensiveness is a valid 13-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

D2E1F4E1N1S1I1V4E1N1E1S1S1

2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60

MEANING

What does defensiveness mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

Excessive sensitivity to criticism.

“his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence”

“the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness”

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