defensiveness

noun

excessive sensitivity to criticism
批評への過度の感度
- his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence
  彼の防御性は、傷ついた沈黙で明らかにされた
- the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness
  不正行為で訴えられることへの恐怖は、医師の防御姿勢を拡大した

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