écorché vif

French

Etymology

Literally, “a skinned/flayed alive”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.kɔʁ.ʃe vif/

Noun

écorché vif m (plural écorchés vifs, feminine écorchée vive)

(figuratively) a hypersensitive person; a bleeding heart

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