thin-skinned

thin-skinned

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Adjective

thin-skinned

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see thin,‎ skinned.

   You must handle thin-skinned fruits carefully to avoid bruising them.

2. (idiomatic) overly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchy

   She's rather thin-skinned when it comes to comments about her work.

Antonyms

• thick-skinned

Derived terms

• thin-skinnedness

Translations

having a thin skin

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

Finnish: herkkänahkainen, herkkätunteinen, herkkä (fi) French: susceptible (fr) German: dünnhäutig (de)

Italian: permaloso (it) Spanish: picajón m, picajoso m Turkish: alıngan (tr), darılgan (tr)