Usually means: Guarded response to perceived criticism.
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▸ noun:  an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')


Opposite:
open-minded, receptive, accepting, welcoming

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Opposite:
open-minded, receptive, accepting, welcoming




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