thin-skinned

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Adjective

thin-skinned

1. having a thin skin

   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.

Translations

having a thin skin

• Finnish: ohutkuorinen (fi) (fruit etc.); ohutihoinen (fi) (person); ohutnahkainen (fi) (animal)

• French: à la peau fine
• German: dünnhäutig (de)

overly sensitive to criticism

• Finnish: herkkänahkainen (fi), herkkätunteinen (fi), herkkä (fi)

• French: susceptible (fr)
• German: dünnhäutig (de)

Antonyms

• thick-skinned