take personally
Take as insult
Take personally means to interpret something as a direct attack on or judgment of oneself, even when it may not have been intended that way.
Someone who takes criticism personally feels hurt or offended rather than treating it as objective feedback: Don't take it personally—she's rude to everyone.
The phrase often appears as advice not to do so: Try not to take his comments personally.
Cause or feel pain
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- offendedFeeling hurt or disrespected
- insultedOffended by disrespect
resentful · indignant · aggrieved · bitter · stung · bruised · pained · affected
Offensive remark or action
- slightMinor or thin
- snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
- affrontDeliberate public insult
- disrespectLack of regard
criticism · rejection · rebuff · dismissal · putdown · dig · barb · jab
Adopt beliefs as one's own
- dwellInhabit a place
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
- broodHatchlings as a group
- obsessDwell on compulsively
fixate · overthink · self-blame · self-doubt · absorb · harbor · nurse · stew
Easily upset or offended
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- hypersensitiveExcessively reactive to stimuli
- vulnerableOpen to attack
insecure · self-conscious · oversensitive · fragile · tender · raw · prickly · guarded
hurt
Cause or feel pain
insulted · resentful · indignant · aggrieved · bitter · stung · bruised · pained · affected · troubled
insult
Offensive remark or action
disrespect · criticism · rejection · rebuff · dismissal · putdown · dig · barb · jab · remark
internalize
Adopt beliefs as one's own
obsess · fixate · overthink · self-blame · self-doubt · absorb · harbor · nurse · stew · mull
touchy
Easily upset or offended
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- hypersensitiveExcessively reactive to stimuli
vulnerable · insecure · self-conscious · oversensitive · fragile · tender · raw · prickly · guarded · wary
take personallyshrug off
Dismiss as unimportant
brush off · let it go · rise above · water off a duck's back · turn the other cheek
take personallyshrug off
Dismiss as unimportant
brush off · let go · depersonalize · rise above · compartmentalize
take personallylaugh off
Dismiss with amusement
shake off · water off a duck's back · roll with the punches · turn the other cheek · forgive and forget
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