hypersensitive
[hahy-per-sen-si-tiv]
- 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
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The examples of this latest explosion of hypersensitivity are too numerous to recount, but a few should suffice.
Joie Chen on why the complaints are more than just hypersensitivity.
While it is a relief it is not getting higher, hypersensitivity to inflation shouldn't stop that number from getting lower.
Moongirls only become mean girls to disguise their hypersensitivity.
hypersensitive
- having unduly vulnerable feelings
- abnormally sensitive to an allergen, a drug, or other agent
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hypersensitive
(hī′pər-sĕn′sĭ-tĭv)- Responding excessively to the stimulus of a foreign agent, such as an allergen; abnormally sensitive.
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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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