defense reaction (noun) defense mechanism: protective activity
Sinonime: accusatory, captious, carping, caviling, cavillous, chiding,
complaining, condemnatory, condemning, critical, culpatory, denouncing, disapproving, disparaging, fault-finding, hypercritical, overcritical, reprehending, reproaching, severe
Antonime: complimentary, encouraging, flattering, laudatory, praising