defensive · adjective
المعاني والأمثلة
يسارع إلى الدفاع عن نفسه أو رفض النقد حتى لو كان مفيداً.
He became defensive when the team asked why the deadline had been missed.
A defensive reply made it harder for her to hear the useful advice.
She tried not to sound defensive during the discussion of her report.
الصيغ
- more defensive comparative
- most defensive superlative