Complete Definition of "thin-skinned"

English

Adjective
thin-skinned

  1. having a thin skin

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

  1. idiom overly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; touchy

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

Translations
trans-top|having a thin skin
Finnish: ohutihoinen
French: à la peau fine
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|overly sensitive to criticism
Finnish: herkkänahkainen, herkkä
French: susceptible
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Antonyms
thick-skinned

io:thin-skinned
vi:thin-skinned

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