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I live my life pretty emotionally, for better and for worse. I'm pretty thin-skinned and transparent. I lead with my heart, and I wanted to make a movie that did the same.
Shawn Levy

Meaning of "thin-skinned" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THIN-SKINNED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THIN-SKINNED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thin-Skinned is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES THIN-SKINNED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thin-skinned in the English dictionary

The definition of thin-skinned in the dictionary is sensitive to criticism or hints; easily upset or affected.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THIN-SKINNED

thin
thin client
thin end of the wedge
thin on the ground
thin skin
thin-film
thin-layer chromatography
thin-lipped
thinclad
thindown
thine
thing
thing-in-itself
thingamabob
thingamajig
thingamy
thingamybob
thingamyjig
thinghood
thinginess

WORDS THAT END LIKE THIN-SKINNED

banned
binned
chinned
dark-skinned
dinned
fair-skinned
finned
ginned
grinned
pale-skinned
pinned
sequinned
shinned
sinned
skinned
thick-skinned
thinned
tinned
twinned
underpinned
unpinned

Synonyms and antonyms of thin-skinned in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «THIN-SKINNED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thin-skinned» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of thin-skinned

Translation of «thin-skinned» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THIN-SKINNED

Find out the translation of thin-skinned to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thin-skinned from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thin-skinned» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

薄皮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de piel fina
570 millions of speakers

English

thin-skinned
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पतली चमड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رقيقة البشرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тонкокожих
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de pele fina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিমানী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à la peau mince
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkulit tipis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dünnhäutig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

皮の薄い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피부가 얇은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lancip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không biết nhục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாக்கக்கூடியதாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पातळ घाबरणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ince derili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

permaloso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wrażliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тонкошкірих
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subțire cu pielea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λεπτόδερμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dun vel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tunt skal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thin - skinned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thin-skinned

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THIN-SKINNED»

The term «thin-skinned» is regularly used and occupies the 67.785 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THIN-SKINNED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thin-skinned

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3 QUOTES WITH «THIN-SKINNED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thin-skinned.
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Mariella Frostrup
Normally, the thin-skinned have an endless array of excuses for why their workaday interactions are so much harder to bear for them than for the rest of us. In the eyes of the self-suffering, they are being victimised, used and always abused, when they're actually experiencing exactly the same body blows as the rest of us.
2
Shawn Levy
I live my life pretty emotionally, for better and for worse. I'm pretty thin-skinned and transparent. I lead with my heart, and I wanted to make a movie that did the same.
3
Bill Scott
Well, I think that those of us in public life that are trying to do a good job, and that are faced with this popular new game that the media has of being critical of everything that anybody in public office does probably are thin-skinned.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIN-SKINNED»

Discover the use of thin-skinned in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thin-skinned and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Assignment: The Thin Skinned Rebel Series - Book 1
As his work hours increases he ignores his body's signals of the on-start of a serious illness. Will Dave loose Shirley, his health and the church? The closing chapters hold the answers to this inspiring story.
Catelin Hoover, 2009
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Two Dimes and a Ticket: By a Not So Thin-Skinned Nurse,Wife ...
She left home at seventeen to pursue a career in Nursing, a naïve young girl with little sophistication.
Joanna Whalen Rogers, 2005
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The Impossibility of Knowing: Dilemmas of a Psychotherapist
He refers to thin-skinned narcissistic patients as having been repeatedly severely traumatized as children in their feelings of self-regard. They have managed to overcome and hide these feelings (vulnerability and shame) through maturation,  ...
Jackie Gerrard, 2011
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Mantle Plumes: Their Identification Through Time
Thin-skinned extensional Thin-skinned strike-slip fault troughs: v-troughs ( grabens) fault troughs: i-troughs Thick-skinned extensional fault troughs: V- troughs (rifts) Extensional strike-slip fault troughs (Vl-troughs) Thin-skinned extensional ...
Richard E. Ernst, Kenneth L. Buchan, 2001
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Kinematic Evolution and Structural Styles of Fold-and-thrust ...
1966; Price 1981), in which thrusting involves only the sedimentary cover whereas the basement remains unaffected by the thrusting, is known as thin- skinned deformation (Figs 1-3 & 8b 1 ). As we trace the thrusts back into the hinterland, ...
J. Poblet, Richard J. Lisle, 2011
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Geology and Geophysics of an Arc-continent Collision, Taiwan
Our study suggests that the contribution of thick-skinned tectonics to the structure of the fold-and-thrust belt of western Taiwan is not less than that of thin- skinned tectonics. The structural style in the fold-and-thrust belt of the Taiwan orogen is ...
Timothy Briggs Byrne, Char-Shine Liu, 2002
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The Gardener's Assistant: Practical and Scientific : a Guide ...
Early, and an abundant bearer. 50. Imsn White Raspberry — syn. Henderson's Porcupine, Hedgehog. — Branches erect. Leaves pubescent. Fruit middle-sized or rather small, roundish, very hairy, white, rather thin-skinned, rich, and excellent .
Robert Thompson, 1859
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Proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society
Speedwell, rough light red, thin-skinned, with a fine grape flavour. Ricardo, bright rough red, coarse flesh, but good flavour. Yellows. — Broom Girl, rough, and thin- skinned, tender flesh ; very fine flavour. Fanny, rough thin skin ; very rich and ...
Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain), 1865
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Whence the Mountains?: Inquiries Into the Evolution of ...
thin-skinned. fold-and-thrust. belts: Insights. from. numerical. models. Glen S. Stockmal Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, 3303 33rd Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2L 2A7, Canada Christopher Beaumont Mai Nguyen ...
James W. Sears, Tekla A. Harms, C. A. Evenchick, 2007
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Researching and Applying Metaphor in the Real World
Thin-skinned; have a thin skin Like down at heel, thin-skinned or have a thin skin seems to evaluate negatively for both its literal and non-literal meanings, though far less strongly for the literal meaning, which suggests vulnerability, as shown ...
Graham Low, Alice Deignan, Lynne Cameron, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THIN-SKINNED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thin-skinned is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thin-Skinned: Questioning judge ends in intimidation
Thin-Skinned: Questioning judge ends in intimidation ... stand the heat, get out of the kitchen," the late President Harry Truman advised thin-skinned politicians. «Martinsburg Journal, Jul 15»
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'My god, stop being so thin-skinned!': Joe Scarborough just had an …
MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough was repeatedly left flabbergasted during an interview Friday morning with real-estate developer Donald Trump. The interview ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
Student activists aren't all thin-skinned whiners, as often portrayed …
Examples like these remind us that issues of campus climate and safety are not just the fantasies of thin-skinned students. On the contrary, coping with these ... «Inside Higher Ed, Jul 15»
4
CNN's Smerconish Confronts Trump Advisor: 'Is He Too Thin
Which begs the question CNN's Michael Smerconish posed to a Trump advisor this morning: “Is he too thin-skinned to be president?” Smerconish spoke with ... «Mediaite, Jul 15»
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It's perilous to be thin-skinned
Friends, foes, co-workers and especially family have been known to call me thin-skinned. I acknowledge that I am, indeed, thin-skinned, particularly on my long, ... «Aspen Times, Jul 15»
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Social media…not for the weak or thin-skinned
Each week CNBC's "Raising the Bar" series will provide insight into the minds of business leaders as they talk candidly in some of Manhattan's most interesting ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
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Thin-Skinned and Upset? Call a Lawyer
A group of judges, attorneys and law professors recently voted to make tapping the shoulder of a Muslim woman to ask for directions potentially punishable in a ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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Tattoo removals not for the thin-skinned
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Eight years ago, Sarah Little of Marquette paid $40 for a tattoo on her ring finger. Now, she's paying $400 for laser treatment to have the ... «Press Herald, Jun 15»
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Thin-skinned Space Mice
Thin-skinned Space Mice. Data from three mice suggest months in space can alter the thickness and gene expression pattern of the skin. By Amanda B. Keener ... «The Scientist, May 15»
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UKIP economic spokesman apologises for describing Nigel Farage …
At a meeting of UKIP MEPs on Tuesday O'Flynn apologised for using the phrase "snarling, thin-skinned and aggressive" to describe Farage. He said that the ... «Business Insider, May 15»

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