Ticklish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

difficult to handle; requiring great tact

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪklɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪklɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪklɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɪklɪʃ/.

Examples

delicate negotiations with the big powers
hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter
a touchy subject

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delicate touchy

Parts of Speech

adjective

difficult to handle; requiring great tact

“delicate negotiations with the big powers”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kitzlig

schwer zu handhaben; erfordert viel Fingerspitzengefühl

🇫🇷French

chatouilleux

difficile à gérer; nécessitant beaucoup de tact

🇪🇸Spanish

cosquilloso

difícil de manejar; requiriendo gran tacto

🇮🇹Italian

solletico

difficile da gestire; richiedendo grande tatto

🇳🇱Dutch

netelig

moeilijk te hanteren; vereist grote tact

🇵🇹Portuguese

delicado

difícil de manusear; exigindo grande tato

🇷🇺Russian

щекотливый

труден в обращении; требующий большого такта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हंसोड़

संभालने में मुश्किल; बड़ी युक्ति की आवश्यकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সুড়সুড়ি

পরিচালনা করা কঠিন; মহান কৌশল প্রয়োজন

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்சம்

கையாள கடினமாக; பெரிய தந்திரம் தேவை

🇮🇳Telugu

చక్కిలిగింత

నిర్వహించడానికి కష్టం; గొప్ప యుక్తి అవసరం

🇮🇳Marathi

गुदगुल्या

हाताळणे कठीण; महान चातुर्य आवश्यक आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગલીપચી

હેન્ડલ કરવું મુશ્કેલ; મહાન કુનેહની જરૂર છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಚಗುಳಿ

ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ಕಷ್ಟ; ದೊಡ್ಡ ಚಾತುರ್ಯದ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇക്കിളി

കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യാൻ പ്രയാസമാണ്; വലിയ തന്ത്രം ആവശ്യമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੰਦ

ਸੰਭਾਲਣਾ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ; ਮਹਾਨ ਕੁਸ਼ਲਤਾ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گدگدی

سنبھالنا مشکل؛ بڑی تدبیر کی ضرورت ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怕痒的

难以处理；需要高超的机智

🇯🇵Japanese

くすぐったい

扱いが難しい。素晴らしい機転を必要とする

🇰🇷Korean

불안정한

다루기 어렵다; 대단한 재치가 필요하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhột

khó xử lý; đòi hỏi sự khéo léo tuyệt vời

🇹🇭Thai

จั๊กจี้

ยากที่จะจัดการ ต้องใช้ไหวพริบที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

geli

sulit untuk ditangani; membutuhkan kebijaksanaan yang besar

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakakiliti

mahirap hawakan; nangangailangan ng mahusay na taktika

🇲🇾Malay

menggeletek

sukar dikendalikan; memerlukan kebijaksanaan yang hebat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حساس

من الصعب التعامل معها؛ تتطلب براعة كبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

قلقلک

سخت برای رسیدگی؛ نیاز به درایت عالی

🇹🇷Turkish

gıdıklayıcı

işlenmesi zor; büyük incelik gerektiren

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתקתק

קשה לטיפול; דורש טקט רב

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The primary meaning of 'ticklish' is 'difficult to handle; requiring great tact'.

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