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touchiness

/ˈtʌtʃ.i.nəs/

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noun

/ˈtʌtʃ.i.nəs/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее состояние или качество легкой раздражительности, обидчивости или чрезмерной чувствительности.

A noun referring to the state or quality of being easily irritated, offended, or oversensitive.

uncountable

  1. Easily irritated stateB2formal

    The quality of being overly sensitive or easily annoyed, especially about a particular subject.

    ruОбидчивость

    • His touchiness about his age made conversations awkward.
    • She tried to avoid topics that might trigger his touchiness.
    • The manager's touchiness about criticism made it hard to give feedback.

    Synonymsdefensivenessgrumpinesshuffinessirritabilitypetulancepricklinesssensitivitysurlinesstestinesstetchiness

    Antonymscallousnessequanimityhardinessinsensitivitythick skin

Forms
  • touchinesses plural form
  • touchinesses' possessive plural form
  • touchiness's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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