vindictive protectiveness
Meanings
noun
- A tendency to protect people from perceived injury (such as criticism) by responding with hostility to whoever is held responsible for causing said injury.
Word forms
Etymology
Coined by researchers Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt.
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