Touchy subject: A subject that can make people feel uncomfortable or upset. It can also offend people or cause them to feel emotional pain.
It is best to deal with a touchy subject in a careful and sensitive way.
Examples:
- Age is a touchy subject for some people.
- For some people, weight is a touchy subject.
- Death is a touchy subject.
- There are people that feel money is a touchy subject.