vindictive protectiveness
A tendency to protect people from perceived injury by responding with hostility to…A tendency to protect people from perceived injury (such as criticism) by responding with hostility to whoever is held responsible for causing said injury.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, uncountable)A tendency to protect people from perceived injury (such as criticism) by responding with hostility to whoever is held responsible for causing said injury.
Origin
Coined by researchers Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt.Coined by researchers Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpersecution complex
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable