Defensiveness

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Defensiveness is the attempt to protect a presenting image that a person believes is being attacked.

Definition

According to Looking Out, Looking In by Adler, Proctor (15th edition),

Defensive listening. A response style in which the receiver perceives a speaker's comments as an attack.