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
They said this touchiness was apparent in the lack of monuments in North Korea honoring the estimated 400,000 Chinese soldiers who died helping protect the North during the 1950-53 Korean War.
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2018
So much was at stake, and their fortunes were at so low an ebb, that Marcus might be pardoned for his unusual touchiness.
From Doctor Luttrell's First Patient by Carey, Rosa Nouchette
