sensitive about

Frequency: 7.042.8 per million words

Indicates a topic or subject that a person is easily upset by.

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Examples (10)

  • Teenagers are often very sensitive about their appearance.
  • She's quite sensitive about her age, so don't mention it.
  • He became increasingly sensitive about his past mistakes.
  • Please be careful; he's very sensitive about his weight.
  • Many artists are sensitive about criticism of their work.
  • Don't be so sensitive about every little comment.
  • The manager is particularly sensitive about meeting deadlines.
  • I know you're sensitive about your accent, but it's charming.
  • Children can be very sensitive about being left out.
  • We need to handle this issue carefully as the community is sensitive about it.