touchiness
Example Sentences
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The datedness of the jibe about Lacan may suggest a long-nurtured touchiness.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2020
They occasionally display the level of touchiness and desire for privacy one might normally expect of, say, Blanche DuBois.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2019
On Monday, China blocked HBO.com after comedian John Oliver ran a segment that discussed Mr. Xi’s alleged touchiness about his purported resemblance to Winnie the Pooh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2018
Here’s another thing about this particular 55-4: It comes with a coach with an unusually low level of touchiness, and an unusually high capacity for pointing out his own errors.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2016
Another sign of youth is the rather exaggerated national or civic amour-propre, a lively touchiness concerning outside criticism—a sentiment which inclines one to be rather diffident and apologetic even about making such remarks as these.
From South America and the War by F. A. (Frederick Alexander) Kirkpatrick
