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hypersensitivity
- An excessive or abnormal sensitivity to a substance. A person who is hypersensitive to a certain drug will often suffer a severe allergic reaction ( see allergy ) if given the drug.
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The examples of this latest explosion of hypersensitivity are too numerous to recount, but a few should suffice.
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Joie Chen on why the complaints are more than just hypersensitivity.
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While it is a relief it is not getting higher, hypersensitivity to inflation shouldn't stop that number from getting lower.
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Moongirls only become mean girls to disguise their hypersensitivity.
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