guardedness

English

Etymology

guarded +‎ -ness

Noun

guardedness (countable and uncountable, plural guardednesses)

1. The state or condition of being guarded.
   • 2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1087:

     These extracts show that students are sensitive to issues of power in their educational environment, leading to a certain level of guardedness in non-anonymous feedback scenarios.