Term: defensiveness: excessive sensitivity to criticism
Candidate hypernym: quality: an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; --Shakespeare → 1
Candidate hypernym: barometer: an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure → 0
Candidate hypernym: sucker punch: an unexpected punch → 0
Candidate hypernym: timetable: a schedule of times of arrivals and departures → 0
Candidate hypernym: front-runner: a competitor thought likely to win → 0
Candidate hypernym: radiant flux: the rate of flow of radiant energy (electromagnetic waves) → 0
Candidate hypernym: grace note: an embellishing note usually written in smaller size → 0
Candidate hypernym: chenopodium: goosefoot; pigweed → 0
Candidate hypernym: cork tree: deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark → 0
Candidate hypernym: condensation: (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams → 0
Candidate hypernym: systolic murmur: a murmur heard during systole → 0