thin-skinned

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Adjective

thin-skinned (comparative more thin-skinned, superlative most thin-skinned)

(idiomatic) Overly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchy.
She's rather thin-skinned when it comes to comments about her work.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see thin,‎ skinned.
You must handle thin-skinned fruits carefully to avoid bruising them.

Antonyms

thick-skinned

Derived terms

thin-skinnedness

Translations

having a thin skin

Bulgarian: тънкокож (tǎnkokož)
Finnish: ohutkuorinen (fruit, etc.); ohutihoinen (person); ohutnahkainen (animal)
French: à la peau fine
German: dünnhäutig (de)
Turkish: ince kabuklu, ince derili

overly sensitive to criticism

Bulgarian: чувствителен (bg) (čuvstvitelen), обидчив (bg) (obidčiv)
Finnish: herkkänahkainen, herkkätunteinen, herkkä (fi)
French: susceptible (fr)
German: dünnhäutig (de)
Italian: permaloso (it)
Polish: wrażliwy (pl)
Spanish: picajón m, picajoso m
Turkish: alıngan (tr), darılgan (tr)

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