hypersensitive
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pərˈsɛn
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hypersensitive (ˌhaɪpəˈsɛnsɪtɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having unduly vulnerable feelings |
| 2. | abnormally sensitive to an allergen, a drug, or other agent |
| hyper'sensitiveness | |
| —n | |
| hypersensi'tivity | |
| —n | |
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Hypersensitive
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Medical Dictionary
hypersensitive hy·per·sen·si·tive (hī'pər-sěn'sĭ-tĭv)
adj.
Responding excessively to the stimulus of a foreign agent, such as an allergen; abnormally sensitive.
hy'per·sen'si·tive·ness or hy'per·sen'si·tiv'i·ty (-tĭv'ĭ-tē) n.
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Example sentences
However, for reasons not completely understood, some people are hypersensitive to substances that are typically harmless.
He sits in his cell at the reformatory- hypersensitive, intelligent, and bitter.
Before this study, researchers had demonstrated two ways for animals to become hypersensitive after injury.
What struck me was the inane outcry by hypersensitive people who obviously must not have anything important to do in their lives.
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