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hypersensitive

[ hahy-per-sen-si-tiv ]
/ ˌhaɪ pərˈsɛn sɪ tɪv /
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adjective

excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.
allergic to a substance to which persons do not normally react.

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Origin of hypersensitive

First recorded in 1870–75; hyper- + sensitive

OTHER WORDS FROM hypersensitive

hy·per·sen·si·tive·ness, hy·per·sen·si·tiv·i·ty, noun

Words nearby hypersensitive

hyperresonance, hypersalivation, hypersarcosinemia, hypersecretion, hypersecretory, hypersensitive, hypersensitivity, hypersensitization, hypersensitize, hypersexual, hypersomnia
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Words related to hypersensitive

tricky, precise, tense, keen, susceptible, nervous, receptive, conscious, touchy, perceptive, unstable, delicate, responsive, emotional, impatient, mercurial, petulant, ornery, capricious, headstrong

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British Dictionary definitions for hypersensitive

hypersensitive
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈsɛnsɪtɪv) /

adjective

having unduly vulnerable feelings
abnormally sensitive to an allergen, a drug, or other agent

Derived forms of hypersensitive

hypersensitiveness or hypersensitivity, noun
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Medical definitions for hypersensitive

hypersensitive
[ hī′pər-sĕn′sĭ-tĭv ]

adj.

Responding excessively to the stimulus of a foreign agent, such as an allergen; abnormally sensitive.

Other words from hypersensitive

hy′per•sen′si•tive•ness null n.
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