n excessive sensitivity to criticism
his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness
Our lack of racial empathy is appalling Dean Obeidallah says if we don't get past the knee jerking defensiveness when discussing race, we will likely be burying more Trayvon Martins.
July 16, 2013 - CNN
Robert Gates in Sydney Morning Herald Gates said Friday he was "disappointed that some in the army have not adequately appreciated the seriousness of the situation pertaining to outpatient care at Walter Reed." "Some have shown too much defensiveness and have not shown enough...
Ben Affleck in USA Today I'm extraordinarily lucky and privileged, and I've tried not to be bitter, but I have developed a reactionary defensiveness,Affleck said of the media attention focused on his life. "But for my child, she didn't make the bargain I did. She...
Walter Isaacson in Jacksonville Business Journal Walter Isaacson, vice chairman of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, says he was "somewhat astonished" at Barreto's "defensiveness and excuses" at a Nov. 8 Senate hearing.