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.

Words nearby hypersensitive

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

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

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Examples from the Web for hypersensitive

Anyone who identifies as an ‘ist’ is going to be hypersensitive about some topics.
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Seventeen years ago military leaders were hypersensitive to such a bold change in military culture.
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Since metallic mass affected the hypersensitive instruments the bubble had been made as small and light as possible.
The Nothing Equation|Tom Godwin
Hypersensitive, hī-per-sen′si-tiv, adj. excessively sensitive.
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This started a small avalanche which went clattering down the cliff with a sound, to our hypersensitive ears, like thunder.
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The dissociated stream is hypersensitive and makes use of hints and fears that have passed unperceived by the consciousness.
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Only the hypersensitive Vera was disturbed by the monotonous beating of restless wings.
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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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hypersensitive

[ hī′pər-sĕn′sĭ-tĭv ]

adj.

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

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hy′per•sen′si•tive•ness null n.

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