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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A tendency to protect people from perceived injury (such as criticism) by responding with hostility to whoever is held responsible for causing said injury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by researchers Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt.
