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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

hyperreal, hyperrealism, hyperreality, hyperreal number, hypersecretion, hypersensitive, hypersensitivity, hypersensitize, hypersexual, hypersexuality, hypersomnia
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Words related to hypersensitive

susceptible, conscious, delicate, emotional, keen, nervous, perceptive, precise, receptive, responsive, tense, touchy, tricky, unstable, capricious, erratic, excitable, fickle, headstrong, high-strung

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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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