defensiveness

As a verb defending

is .

As a noun defensiveness is

the state or quality of being defensive.

As nouns the difference between suspicion and defensiveness

is that suspicion is the act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong while defensiveness is the state or quality of being defensive.

As a verb suspicion

is (nonstandard|dialect) to suspect; to have suspicions.

As nouns the difference between defensiveness and explanation

is that defensiveness is the state or quality of being defensive while explanation is the act or process of explaining.

As nouns the difference between responsibility and defensiveness

is that responsibility is the state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable while defensiveness is the state or quality of being defensive.

Defensiveness is a derived term of defense.

As nouns the difference between defense and defensiveness

is that defense is the action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury while defensiveness is the state or quality of being defensive.

As nouns the difference between vulnerability and defensiveness

is that vulnerability is (uncountable) susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended while defensiveness is the state or quality of being defensive.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and defensiveness

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while defensiveness is the state or quality of being defensive.