Thin-skinned and Thick-skinned

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Thin-skinned adjective - Easily offended.

Usage example: she only laughed at the teasing, but a more thin-skinned person would have gotten angry

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Thick-skinned is an antonym for thin-skinned.

Thick-skinned adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

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Thin-skinned is an antonym for thick-skinned.

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