ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hyperdefensive

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Hyperdefensive is an adjective meaning Extremely defensive.

Meaning

Extremely defensive.

Example Sentences

But to a hyperdefensive party, the policies that Bach advocated were controversial and potentially dangerous and therefore were rejected outright.
Alternatively, for the male characters there is the systematic, dogmatic 'masculine' detachment and denial of dependency of Mr Ramsay, or the intransigent, hyperdefensive shrillness of the unfortunate Charles Tansley[…]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overdefensive, hyperprotective, hyperassertive, overdefended, hyperjealous, hyperjudgmental.

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