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Standoffishness

British pronunciation/stˈandəfɪʃnəs/
American pronunciation/stˈændəfɪʃnəs/
Standoffishness
[NOUN]
1

a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

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Examples
1The standoffishness would be alarming.
2His standoffishness in the PRESS is reflected and his standoffishness toward CONGRESS.
3His standoffishness in the PRESS is reflected and his standoffishness toward CONGRESS.
4And I agree with that part of what's going on here is the European sort of standoffishness towards Turkey, which has a racial, religious element, no question.
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