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Defensiveness means The state or quality of being defensive..
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/dɪˈfɛnsɪvnəs/ · noun
The state or quality of being defensive..
The gay vs. straight confrontation has been dealt with before in movies and plays but never with the gay character in control and never so free of defensiveness or homosexual guilt.
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Defensiveness means The state or quality of being defensive..
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The gay vs. straight confrontation has been dealt with before in movies and plays but never with the gay character in control and never so free of defensiveness or homosexual guilt.
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