oversensitive
excessively or unduly sensitive.
Origin of oversensitive
1Other words from oversensitive
- o·ver·sen·si·tiv·i·ty, o·ver·sen·si·tive·ness, noun
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How to use oversensitive in a sentence
First, we become even more over-sensitive than we already are.
Gwyneth Was Right: America Turned Communication Into a Weaponized Battlefield | James Poulos | June 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOnly a small handful of art exhibits in France have faced age-related limitations over sensitive content.
I am impatient, over-sensitive, quick to fire at what I deem an insult to my King.
The Reckoning | Robert W. ChambersIt may be that he was over-sensitive, certainly he put himself in the wrong by his conduct to Leyland.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellOccasionally, it would seem, they descended lower, and made a little fun of the shy and over-sensitive intruder.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie Stephen
Yet Martine had no intention of cultivating an over-sensitive Puritan conscience.
Brenda's Ward | Helen Leah ReedBut that is part of the game, and if a man is over-sensitive, he doesn't want to try to make a football team.
Bert Wilson on the Gridiron | J. W. Duffield
British Dictionary definitions for oversensitive
/ (ˌəʊvəˈsɛnsɪtɪv) /
excessively responsive to or aware of feelings, reactions, etc
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