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touchiness
This term describes a volatile emotional state where a person reacts with disproportionate irritation or hurt to minor comments. It carries a negative connotation, suggesting a lack of emotional resilience or an inflated sense of pride that makes the individual difficult to interact with in professional or social settings.
In a medical or physiological sense, the word shifts from a personality trait to a physical symptom. It refers to hypersensitivity of the skin or nerves, where the tactile threshold is lowered, causing pain or discomfort from stimuli that would normally be neutral.
Meanings
Examples
His touchiness makes it nearly impossible to give him honest feedback during meetings.
I have to be careful with her because of her touchiness regarding her family history.
Why is he showing such touchiness over a simple mistake?
The detective noted the suspects touchiness whenever the topic of the missing ledger arose.
I wonder if my own touchiness is what is driving my friends away.
The skin on the burn site exhibited extreme touchiness to any contact.
Avoid rubbing the area since there is a high level of touchiness in the affected tissue.
Her touchiness about her age is well known among the staff.