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offendable

offendable

7.5
Easily upset by things people say or do
  • adjective
  • /əˈfɛndəbl/
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  • When discussing sensitive issues, remember that others may be offendable.

Examples

  • This touches on one of the greatest strongholds in the nation, which is having offendable hearts; and the first step to breaking free from this is to learn how not to be addicted to the approval of man.

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  • Some people are very offendable and take criticism too personally.

  • He tends to avoid controversial topics because he is quite offendable.

Synonyms

touchy
vsoffendable
33 4.9

A person who gets upset by small comments

is broadly upset by words or actions, not only criticism
prickly
vsoffendable
13 5.7

Quick to get angry or upset by small things

reacts with general upset rather than sharp irritation
thin-skinned
vsoffendable
10 6.1

Feel upset easily when people criticize

is upset by any words or deeds, not only criticism
oversensitive
vsoffendable
7 5.6

Easily upset by what others say or do

is easily upset without implying an extreme degree
huffy
vsoffendable
5 5.9

Quick to feel annoyed or offended by small remarks

is upset more generally, not only by brief annoyance
chinny
vsoffendable
  • UK
1 9.9

Easily upset or hurt by small harmless remarks

is upset easily in general, not limited to small matters
ultrasensitive
vsoffendable
6.3

Very easily upset by what people say or do

is easily upset but usually less extreme emotionally
umbrageous
vsoffendable
9.9

Quick to feel offended and show anger

is upset easily without necessarily showing anger or resentment

Antonyms

unoffendable
  • Informal
8.5

Not easily upset by what others say or do

How Sensitive

offendable
7.5
thin-skinned
10 6.1
insensitive
124 4.6

Surface Forms

offendable positive

Morphology

offendable = offend (transparent) = offend + able

Meaning is directly derived from the verb 'offend' with the adjectival suffix '-able' (capable of being offended).

Etymology

Offendable comes from offend + the ending -able. The verb offend originally meant 'to strike against', so think of words that 'hit' someone's feelings, and the ending -able means 'able to', so offendable means 'able to be offended'.