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.

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

Words nearby hypersensitive

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

Words related to hypersensitive

tricky, precise, tense, keen, susceptible, nervous, receptive, conscious, touchy, perceptive, unstable, delicate, responsive, emotional, impatient, mercurial, petulant, ornery, capricious, headstrong

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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

Medical definitions for hypersensitive

hypersensitive
[ hī′pər-sĕn′sĭ-tĭv ]

adj.

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

Other words from hypersensitive

hy′per•sen′si•tive•ness null n.