# vindictive protectiveness

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A tendency to protect people from perceived injury (such as criticism) by responding with hostility to whoever is held responsible for causing said injury.

## Etymology
Coined by researchers Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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