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āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
defensive
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defensive
01
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ, āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ
designed or used in a way that provides a person or thing with protection against attack
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She took a defensive stance, ready to protect herself if the situation escalated.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻ
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02
showing or expressing the need to justify or protect oneself, especially in response to criticism
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His defensive tone suggested guilt more than confidence.
Defensive
01
a state of mind or attitude marked by self-protection or sensitivity to criticism
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She dropped her defensive once she realized no one was attacking her.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
defensively
defensiveness
defensive
defense
defend
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