Defensive tone Synonyms

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Definitions for Defensive


  • (adjective) intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression
  • (noun) a position of readiness to oppose actual or expected attack
  • (noun) an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')

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DT abbreviation

DT is an abbreviation for Defensive Tone
What does DT stand for?
DT stands for "Defensive Tone"

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Definitions for Tone


  • (noun) a distinctive way of putting ideas into words
  • (noun) a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished
  • (noun) the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people , or a thing different from others