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self-protective adjective (alsoselfprotective)uk /ˌself.prəˈtek.tɪv/ us /ˌself.prəˈtek.t̬ɪv/ intended to protect yourself or behaving in a way that protects yourself: self-protective behaviourAll I can do is advise them about what I believe is appropriately self-protective behaviour. She was proud and self-protective, but could also be self-destructive and self-loathing. Sometimes trauma victims block memory altogether as a self-protective mechanism. It's important to have an appropriate amount of fear about the outside world because it's self-protective. After a while you can develop a kind of self-protective cynicism. He spends a lot of time alone in a sort of self-protective dream world. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Defending and protecting air defence anti-bug anti-mosquito baby bandobast cocoon defensive duck duck and coveridiom embedded featherbedding fight back hedge insulate poisonous security camera security light self-protectiveness shelter sheltered |