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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTouchiness
/ˈtʌtʃi.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A tendency to become easily offended, upset, or irritated by minor remarks or actions.
"His unusual touchiness made it difficult for the team to discuss the project's flaws openly." - 2
The delicate or precarious nature of a situation that requires careful handling.
"Given the touchiness of the negotiations, both diplomats chose their words with extreme caution."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'touchy' (itself stemming from Middle English 'touchen', meaning to strike or affect emotionally, via Old French 'touchier'), combined with the Germanic nominal suffix '-ness'. First recorded in the early 17th century, the word originally referred to physical delicacy or sensitivity before shifting to denote a state of easily provoked emotional irritability.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Touchiness" is said worldwide
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susceptibilité
Transliteration: sus-sep-ti-bi-li-té
"Sa susceptibilité nous surprend toujours lors des réunions."
Dünnhäutigkeit
Transliteration: dyn-hoy-tig-kite
"Ihre Dünnhäutigkeit machte jede konstruktive Kritik unmöglich."
suscettibilità
Transliteration: sus-chet-ti-bi-li-tà
"La sua suscettibilità rende difficile ogni conversazione."
susceptibilidad
Transliteration: sus-sep-ti-bi-li-dad
"Debes tener cuidado con su susceptibilidad en estos temas."
suscetibilidade
Transliteration: sus-se-ti-bi-li-da-de
"A suscetibilidade dele complicou a negociação."
चिड़चिड़ापन
Transliteration: chirdchirapan
"उसकी बात-बात पर चिड़चिड़ापन दिखाना सबको खल रहा था।"
敏感
Transliteration: mǐn gǎn
"他最近的敏感让人很难与他交流。"
까다로움
Transliteration: kka-da-ro-um
"그의 과도한 예민함이 분위기를 어둡게 만들었다."
神経質
Transliteration: shinkeishitsu
"彼の神経質な態度は周囲を緊張させた。"
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