touchiness
51annoyance — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A feeling of annoyance] Syn. vexation, irritation, pique, uneasiness, disgust, displeasure, provocation, nervousness, irascibility, exasperation, ferment, indignation, sullenness, sulkiness, bad humor, touchiness,… …
52testiness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. touchiness, irritability, petulance, asperity; see annoyance 1 …
53touchy — touch|y [ˈtʌtʃi] adj 1.) easily becoming offended or annoyed touchy about ▪ She is very touchy about her past. 2.) touchy subject/question etc a subject etc that needs to be dealt with very carefully, especially because it may offend people ▪… …
54touchy — (adj.) too sensitive, c.1600, perhaps an alteration of TETCHY (Cf. tetchy) (q.v.) influenced by TOUCH (Cf. touch) (v.). Related: Touchiness …
55thin skin — sensitivity, touchiness, tendency to take things personally …
56touchy — adjective (touchier, touchiest) 1》 quick to take offence; oversensitive. 2》 (of a situation or issue) requiring careful handling. Derivatives touchily adverb touchiness noun Origin C17: perh. an alt. of tetchy, influenced by touch …
57fretfulness — n. Peevishness, petulance, touchiness, testiness, snappishness, waspishness, pettishness, spleen, captiousness, irritability, ill humor, ill temper …
58techiness — n. Peevishness, fretfulness, touchiness, frowardness …
59testiness — n. Fretfulness, peevishness, petulance, irascibility, irritability, hastiness, techiness, touchiness …
60touchy — adjective 1 easily becoming offended or annoyed: Since his girlfriend left him, he s been very touchy. 2 touchy subject/question etc a subject etc that needs to be dealt with very carefully: Asking about a reporter s sources can be a touchy… …
