touchiness

/tˈʌtʃinəs/ noun

The property of being touchy.

Word Origin Touch comes from Vulgar Latin toccare, meaning 'to knock, strike' — so touchiness is the quality of being easily 'struck' emotionally, easily offended. The -y makes it an adjective (touchy), and -ness a noun. The same root gives us retouch (touch again), touchdown (touching down), and touchstone (a stone used to test gold by touching it). Touchiness is like being a touchstone for slights.

noun The property of being touchy. countable

His touchiness about criticism made it difficult to offer constructive feedback.

(名词) 易怒;敏感;暴躁 【易怒性】

他对批评的敏感使提供建设性反馈变得困难。

(sustantivo) La condición de ser susceptible; susceptibilidad.

Su susceptibilidad a las críticas hacía difícil dar retroalimentación constructiva.

(nom) susceptibilité; irritabilité; sensibilité à fleur de peau; ombrageabilité [Caractère d'une personne susceptible, qui se vexe ou se Formalise facilement.]

Sa touchiness face aux critiques rendait difficile tout retour constructif.

(Substantiv) Empfindlichkeit; Reizbarkeit; Überempfindlichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, leicht gereizt oder empfindlich auf Kritik zu reagieren.]

Seine **touchiness** gegenüber Kritik machte es schwer, ihm konstruktives Feedback zu geben.

(名詞) 過敏さ、感情の細やかさ。批判や指摘にすぐ気分を害する性質。

彼の批判に対する過敏さのため、建設的な意見を提供することが難しかった。

(substantivo) suscetibilidade; irritabilidade [A propriedade de ser suscetível ou sensível.]

Sua suscetibilidade a críticas tornava difícil oferecer feedback construtivo.

Word parts: touch + y + ness

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