hypersensitive
excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.
allergic to a substance to which persons do not normally react.
Origin of hypersensitive
1Other words from hypersensitive
- hy·per·sen·si·tive·ness, hy·per·sen·si·tiv·i·ty, noun
Words Nearby hypersensitive
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How to use hypersensitive in a sentence
Lowe is also hypersensitive to what she wears while working out, having gotten looks once for donning just a sports bra on a hot day.
According to her, it is not her fault that I am too stupid to do anything right and am so ridiculously hypersensitive — two of many things she cannot stand about me.
Miss Manners: Get out of Dodge before the abusive mother-in-law visits | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostSharks rely on a specific pH in water for their hypersensitive noses.
Let’s learn about acids and bases | Bethany Brookshire | February 23, 2021 | Science News For StudentsPeople are hypersensitive to the messages brands are putting out during this pandemic, which means this personal touch matters more than ever.
Unpacking the TikTok algorithm: Three reasons why it’s the most addictive social network | Brian Freeman | September 11, 2020 | Search Engine WatchAnyone who identifies as an ‘ist’ is going to be hypersensitive about some topics.
Louis C.K. on Daniel Tosh’s Rape Joke: Are Comedy and Feminism Enemies? | Jennifer L. Pozner | July 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
But the hyperactive Sarkozy is hypersensitive to these oft-repeated allegations of skullduggery.
A Wrench in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn Conspiracy Theory | Christopher Dickey | April 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTCertain to avoid talking politics in front of the hypersensitive cameras, Boehner opted for the more germane.
Seventeen years ago military leaders were hypersensitive to such a bold change in military culture.
A hypersensitive conscience cost our widowed client ten thousand dollars!
By Advice of Counsel | Arthur TrainIf I were hypersensitive to the silly things people say, I should have given up selling long before.
Greener Than You Think | Ward MooreHe looked, wondering what made this young attractive woman hypersensitive on the subject of sex.
And Then the Town Took Off | Richard WilsonMy grounds for perturbation are not imaginary or based on the hallucinations of a hypersensitive mind.
Owing to the emotional strain to which I had been subjected I may have been in a hypersensitive condition.
Lalage's Lovers | George A. Birmingham
British Dictionary definitions for hypersensitive
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈsɛnsɪtɪv) /
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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