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Est. 1828
Results for
'defensiveness'
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13
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84
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defensiveness
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hostility
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Noun, Noun
condescension
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Noun
wariness
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Noun
resentment
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Noun
animosity
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Noun
insecurity
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Noun
protectiveness
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Noun
recrimination
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Noun
smugness
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Noun
acrimony
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Noun
incomprehension
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Noun
anger
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Noun
dogmatism
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Noun
reticence
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Noun
elitism
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Noun
arrogance
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Noun
assertiveness
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Noun
belligerence
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Noun
parochialism
x/xxxx
Noun
cynicism
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Noun
ethnocentrism
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Noun
partisanship
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Noun
aloofness
x/x
Noun
insularity
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Noun
chauvinism
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Noun
aggressiveness
x/xx
Noun
paternalism
x/xxx
Noun
ambivalence
x/xx
Noun
intransigence
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Noun
triumphalism
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Noun
possessiveness
x/xx
Noun
intellectualism
xxx/xxx
Noun
egotism
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Noun
passivity
x/xx
Noun
intolerance
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Noun
antagonism
x/xxx
Noun
timidity
x/xx
Noun
emotionality
/xx/xx
Noun
emotionalism
x/xxxx
Noun
bigotry
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Noun
vitriol
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Noun
denigration
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Noun
impatience
x/x
Noun
rancor
/x
Noun
rudeness
/x
Noun
jealousy
/xx
Noun
criticism
/xxx
Noun
aggression
x/x
Noun
divisiveness
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Noun
posturing
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Noun
complacency
x/xx
Noun
fearfulness
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Noun
snobbery
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Noun
indignation
xx/x
Noun
vindictiveness
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Noun
mistrust
x/
Noun
stigmatization
/xx/x
Noun
distrust
x/
Noun
stubbornness
/xx
Noun
irritation
xx/x
Noun
pettiness
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Noun
dangerousness
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Noun
diffidence
/xx
Noun
nervousness
/xx
Noun
neuroticism
x/xxx
Noun
sensitivity
xx/xx
Noun
definiteness
/xxx
Noun
selflessness
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Noun
malingering
x/xx
Noun
tactile
/x
Adjective
avoid
x/
Adjective
dropping
/x
Noun
arouses
x/x
Verb
postmodernism
x/xxx
Noun
anxiety
x/xx
Noun
rigidity
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Noun
unwillingness
x/xx
Noun
denial
x/x
Noun
pedagogy
/xxx
Noun
hint
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Noun
opposite
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Noun
breeds
/
Verb
provokes
x/
Verb
sensory
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Adjective
repressive
x/x
Adjective
blame
/
Noun
engender
x/x
Verb
guilt
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Noun
paranoid
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Adjective
apology
x/xx
Noun
closeness
/x
Noun
cohesiveness
x/xx
Noun
compartmentalization
xx/xx/x
Noun
disharmony
x/xx
Noun
dissatisfaction
xxx/x
Noun
frustration
x/x
Noun
hesitancy
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Noun
incoherence
xx/x
Noun
inhibitions
xx/x
Noun
openness
/xx
Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
stonewall
/x
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no
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milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
sorta
/x
Adverb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
die
/
Verb, Noun
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/x
Adjective
breakeven
/xx
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