die Abwehrhaltung

B2

defensiveness

English meaning
defensiveness
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Abwehrhaltungen
Vocabulary package
Describing Personality

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Abwehrhaltung in a sentence

Seine Abwehrhaltung machte ein Gespräch unmöglich.

His defensiveness made a conversation impossible.

Declension of die Abwehrhaltung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Abwehrhaltungdie Abwehrhaltungen
Accusativedie Abwehrhaltungdie Abwehrhaltungen
Dativeder Abwehrhaltungden Abwehrhaltungen
Genitiveder Abwehrhaltungder Abwehrhaltungen

Word family

die Abwehrhaltung is built from der Abwehr (defense / counterintelligence / rejection). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about Abwehrhaltung

Is it der, die or das Abwehrhaltung?

It is die Abwehrhaltung — Abwehrhaltung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Abwehrhaltungen.

What is the plural of Abwehrhaltung?

The plural of die Abwehrhaltung is die Abwehrhaltungen.

What is the genitive of Abwehrhaltung?

The genitive singular is der Abwehrhaltung. The dative plural is den Abwehrhaltungen.

What does Abwehrhaltung mean in English?

die Abwehrhaltung means "defensiveness". For example: "Seine Abwehrhaltung machte ein Gespräch unmöglich." — "His defensiveness made a conversation impossible."

What level is Abwehrhaltung in German?

Abwehrhaltung is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the describing personality vocabulary.

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