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Touchiness (Noun)

Meaning

Feeling easily irritated.

Classification

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.

Examples

  • Her touchiness about her weight made it difficult for her friends to offer her any advice on healthy eating.
  • The politician's touchiness about his past mistakes made him come across as defensive during the debate.
  • After a few days of not sleeping well, his touchiness was starting to get on everyone's nerves.
  • Her touchiness about criticism made it hard for her colleagues to give her constructive feedback on her work.
  • The celebrity's touchiness about the paparazzi made her lash out at them on social media.

Synonyms

  • Testiness
  • Tetchiness

Hypernyms

  • Peevishness
  • Irritability
  • Petulance
  • Fussiness
  • Choler
  • Fretfulness

Related Words

  • Touchy (adjective)
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