easily offended
Quick to bristle
Easily offended describes someone quick to take offense, who perceives insults or slights where others might not.
The phrase often carries a dismissive tone, implying the person's reactions are excessive: He's so easily offended—you can't say anything around him.
It frequently appears in debates about sensitivity, political correctness, and free speech.
- touchyEasily upset or offended
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- huffyEasily offended, sulky
- pricklySpiny or irritable
quick to anger · short fuse · delicate · fragile · glass jaw · defensive · walking on eggshells · wounded · butthurt · snowflake · pearl clutching · precious · bristling · chip on shoulder · sulking · pouty · indignant · slighted
- sensitivitysensitivity, sensitive, hypersensitivity, oversensitivity, hypersensitive
easily offendedthick-skinned
Resistant to criticism
resilient · tough · unflappable · unfazed · impervious
easily offendedindifferent
Lacking interest or concern
unconcerned · unbothered · nonchalant · couldn't care less · above it all
easily offendedeasygoing
Relaxed in temperament
laid-back · thick-skinned · good-natured · good-humored · even-tempered
easy, ease, easily, easier, easiest, eased, easing, uneasy, uneasily