sensitive
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/
- Texting
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delicado
- That's a sensitive issue there.
- a sensitive issue
- politically sensitive
- a sensitive topic
It's a sensitive topic, but the summer rain, Would you go?
- It's a sensitive topic, but the summer rain, Would you go?
- But I'm worried that that will leak, you know, sensitive information about specific people's medical records.
- Street View backyard, vulnerable, sensitive, real stuff.
Examples
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That's a very sensitive subject for me.
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But I really do feel like people are really sensitive to criticism now.
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I know it's a sensitive time for you.
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- It's kind of a sensitive subject.
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Well, it's too sensitive, you know, even to discuss.
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Well, you know, these are sensitive matters.
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This is a very sensitive subject.
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It was always a very sensitive subject for him.
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I'm representing both the buyer and the seller this time, and it's a very sensitive situation.
Fiction book (1993) -
The video contained sensitive content that was flagged for viewers' protection.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Compounds
Skin on the head that reacts easily to touch or hair products and feels sore, itchy
How Offensive
- Offensive
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4.2
- Texting
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4.1
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2.5
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sensitive comes from the Latin sentire, meaning 'to feel', and is the same root as sense. So a sensitive topic or image is one that can cause strong feelings or upset people, which is why it often needs a warning.