rejection sensitivity

noun

A tendency to feel deep anxiety and humiliation at the slightest rebuff.

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Meanings

nounrejection sensitivity (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA tendency to feel deep anxiety and humiliation at the slightest rebuff.
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APA

rejection sensitivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rejection%20sensitivity

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“rejection sensitivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rejection%20sensitivity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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