hypersensitive

ˌhaɪpərˈsɛnsɪtɪv

Definition

Definition of hypersensitive - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

emotionaleasily offended or upset

He is hypersensitive to criticism.

oversensitive

touchy

sensitivity

TECH.

extremely sensitive to stimuli

TECH.

She is hypersensitive to loud noises..

highly sensitive

oversensitive

reactive

medical

TECH.

highly sensitive to allergens or drugs

TECH.

She is hypersensitive to penicillin.

allergic

reactive

sensitive

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Origin of hypersensitive

Greek, hyper (over) + sensitive (feeling)

Terms with hypersensitive included in their meaning

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hypersensitization

sensitivity

process of making something hypersensitive

Examples of hypersensitive in a sentence

They became hypersensitive after the incident.
He is hypersensitive to criticism.
The patient is hypersensitive to certain medications.
He is hypersensitive to certain food additives.
The patient was found to be hypersensitive to the new medication.

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French:hypersensible, allergique, ...
German:überempfindlich, hypersensibel, ...
Italian:ipersensibile, molto sensibile, ...
Spanish:hipersensible, muy sensible, ...
Portuguese:hipersensível, alérgico, ...
Chinese:过于敏感, 极度敏感的, ...
Japanese:敏感すぎる, 過敏, ...
Arabic:مُفْرِط الحَسَاسِيَّة, فَائِق الحَسَاسِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:רָגִישׁ יֶתֶר עַל הַמִּדָּה, רָגִישׁ מְאוֹד, ...
Russian:гиперчувствительный, сверхчувствительный, ...
Ukrainian:надмірно чутливий, гіперчутливий, ...
Hindi:अतिसंवेदनशील, अत्यधिक संवेदनशील, ...
Bengali:অতিস্পর্শকাতর, অত্যন্ত সংবেদনশীল, ...
Catalan:susceptible, ultrasensible, ...
Czech:přecitlivělý, ...
Danish:overfølsom, meget følsom, ...
Dutch:overgevoelig, hypergevoelig, ...
Greek:υπερευαίσθητος, πολύ ευαίσθητος, ...
Hungarian:túlérzékeny, érzékeny, ...
Khmer:ងាយអន់ចិត្ត, រសើបខ្លាំងពេក, ...
Korean:예민한, 과민한, ...
Persian:زودرنج, فوق‌العاده حساس, ...
Polish:nadwrażliwy, przewrażliwiony, ...
Portuguese (BR):hipersensível, ...
Romanian:hipersensibil, foarte sensibil, ...
Swedish:överkänslig, hypersensitiv, ...
Thai:อ่อนไหวง่าย, ไวเกินปกติ, ...
Turkish:aşırı duyarlı, aşırı hassas, ...
Vietnamese:quá nhạy cảm, cực kỳ nhạy cảm, ...

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Definition of hypersensitive - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of hypersensitive

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