Term: defensive

Synonyms: sensitive, watchful, guarded.

Explanation: Behaving in a way that shows you feel criticized or attacked and want to protect yourself.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Pronunciation: /dɪˈfensɪv/ (di-FEN-siv)

Translation: Aizsargājošs (general) or aizsardzības pozīcijā (emotional)

Example: He became very defensive when I asked him why the report was late.

Other words from this root: Defend (verb), defense (noun), defensively (adverb), defensiveness (noun).