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thick-skinned adjective [ ˌθɪkˈskɪnd ]

• insensitive to criticism or insults.
• "I suppose you have to be pretty thick-skinned to be an MP"
Similar: tough, impervious, unsusceptible, invulnerable, armour-plated, with a hide like an elephant, hardened, case-hardened, insensitive, unfeeling, uncaring, obtuse, stolid, hard-boiled, pachydermatous,
Opposite: sensitive, touchy, thin-skinned,

a thick skin

• a lack of sensitivity to criticism or insults.
• "the job called for a thick skin and an aggressive personality"


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