Are we that thin-skinned?
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Thin-skinned
Synonyms for "thin-skinned" (36 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (10)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (18)
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1 entriesTranslations
25 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- обидчив adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
- тънкокож adj (having a thin skin)
- чувствителен adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
Finnish
4 entries- herkkä adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
- herkkänahkainen adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
- herkkätunteinen adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
- ohutihoinen adj (having a thin skin)
French
2 entries- susceptible adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
- à la peau fine adj (having a thin skin)
German
2 entries- dünnhäutig adj (having a thin skin)
- dünnhäutig adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
Irish
2 entries- goilliúnach adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
- lagchraicneach adj (having a thin skin)
Italian
1 entries- permaloso adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
Polish
1 entries- wrażliwy adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
Spanish
2 entries- picajoso adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
- picajón adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
Turkish
4 entries- alıngan adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
- darılgan adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
- ince derili adj (having a thin skin)
- ince kabuklu adj (having a thin skin)
Welsh
2 entries- croendenau adj (having a thin skin)
- croendenau adj (overly sensitive to criticism)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Thin-skinned people are easily hurt by criticism.
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She's rather thin-skinned when it comes to comments about her work.
Source: wiktionary
You must handle thin-skinned fruits carefully to avoid bruising them.
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