defensiveness Definition

cynicism, arrogance, hostility, reticence, timidity, diffidence, condescension, rudeness, impatience, smugness, ambivalence, indifference, negativity, stubbornness, distrust, wariness, disinterest, assertiveness, shyness, mistrust, exasperation, belligerence, combativeness, paranoia, negativism, passivity, insularity, fearfulness, meanness, peevishness, pushiness, tactlessness, prickliness, haughtiness, testiness, mushiness, contrariness, grumpiness, curtness, pompousness, resentfulness, tentativeness, latent hostility, aloofness, egocentricity, bashfulness, candor, surliness, angst, disingenuousness, irascibility, recrimination, superciliousness, uptightness, facetiousness, irrationality, incredulousness, obtuseness, childishness, spitefulness, infantilism, naivete, churlishness, suspiciousness, neediness, bitterness, submissiveness, superficiality, nosiness, moodiness, jadedness, nonchalance, introversion, bravado, pessimism, chumminess, awkwardness, obstinacy, pusillanimity, neurosis, antagonism, abrasiveness, ineffectuality, snobbishness, cockiness, forthrightness, snippiness, cautiousness, cravenness, pugnaciousness, dogmatism, narcissism, pretentiousness, rancor, sarcasm, cluelessness, sheepishness, solicitousness, cliquishness, chauvinism,