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touchy

/ˈtʌtʃi/

Meanings
adjective
(of a situation) Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.

Examples :

""Money is a touchy subject in their family, so avoid bringing it up." "
situation condition attitude human emotion character

Related Words

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becoming verb

/bɪˈkʊmɪŋɡ/ /bəˈkʌmɪŋ/

To arrive, come (to a place).

"The family is becoming more organized now that they have a new calendar. "

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requiring verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/

To ask (someone) for something; to request.

"The teacher is requiring students to submit their essays by Friday. "

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disturbed verb

/dɪsˈtɜːbd/

To confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.

"A school of fish disturbed the water."

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oversensitive adjective

/ˌoʊvərˈsɛnsətɪv/ /ˌoʊvərˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.

"My brother is very oversensitive; he cries whenever someone criticizes his drawings. "

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sensitive noun

/ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

A person with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive.

"My sister has a sensitivity to subtle changes in the weather; she can feel an approaching storm hours before anyone else notices. "

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volatile noun

/ˈvɒl.əˌtaɪ.(ə)l/ /ˈvɑl.ə.tl̩/

A chemical or compound that changes into a gas easily.

"The volatile quickly evaporated from the science experiment. "

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ticklish adjective

/ˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ/

Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.

"She is ticklish only on her tummy and the bottoms of her feet."

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extremely adverb

/ɪksˈtɹiːmli/

(degree) To an extreme degree.

"The weather was extremely hot today; we stayed inside all afternoon. "

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bringing verb

/ˈbɹɪŋɪŋ/

(ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

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situation noun

/sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/

The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.

"The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming."

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offended verb

/əˈfɛndɪd/

To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.

"Your accusations offend me deeply."

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unstable verb

/ʌnˈsteɪbəɫ/

To release (an animal) from a stable.

"The farmer unstable the horse from the stable before taking it to the field. "