écorché vif

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “a skinned/flayed alive”.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

écorché vif m (plural écorchés vifs, feminine écorchée vive)

  1. (figuratively) a hypersensitive person; a bleeding heart
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