depensibo
depensíbo with stress marks
defensive
Usage Note
Depensibo, from Spanish defensivo, describes an attitude, strategy, or posture oriented toward defense rather than offense. It is common in sports commentary and psychology; in interpersonal contexts, being depensibo implies reacting poorly to criticism rather than engaging with it.
Examples
" Depensibo siya kapag pinupuna. "
Natural Translation
He gets defensive when criticized.
Literal Translation
Defensive he when being-criticized.
" Masyadong depensibo ang iyong sagot. "
Natural Translation
Your answer is too defensive.
Literal Translation
Too-much defensive the your answer.
" Sa halip na pakinggan ang puna, naging depensibo siya at agad na nagtanggol sa kanyang mga maling desisyon. "
Natural Translation
Instead of listening to the criticism, he became defensive and immediately defended his wrong decisions.
Literal Translation
Instead of to-listen the criticism, became defensive he and immediately defended the his wrong decisions.
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