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
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How to use hypersensitive in a sentence
She began to watch her mistress's movements with hyper-sensitive anxiety.
Emily Fox-Seton | Frances Hodgson BurnettTheir brows are knitted as though to brace their hyper-sensitive systems for the next distressing shock.
Feminism and Sex-Extinction | Arabella KenealyIt left the South in a hyper-sensitive state in all matters relating to her domestic interests.
William Lloyd Garrison | Archibald H. GrimkeIt left the North in a hyper-sensitive condition on all matters touching the peace and stability of the Union.
William Lloyd Garrison | Archibald H. GrimkeDrink besides, as it renders some men hyper-sensitive, made Huish callous.
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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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