Definition of supersensitive - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

emotional

Rare

extremely sensitive to stimuli or emotions

Rare

She is supersensitive to criticism and easily upset.

hypersensitive

touchy

allergy

TECH.

having an excessive susceptibility to specific factors

TECH.

He is supersensitive to pollen and needs medication.

hypersensitive

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Origin of supersensitive

Latin, super (above) + sensitive (sensitive)

Examples of supersensitive in a sentence

The supersensitive child cried at the slightest provocation.
Her skin is supersensitive to certain fabrics.
This breed of dog is supersensitive to loud noises.

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French:hypersensible, ...
German:überempfindlich, ...
Italian:ipersensibile, eccessivamente sensibile, ...
Spanish:hipersensible, muy sensible, ...
Portuguese:hipersensível, ...
Chinese:极为敏感的, 极度敏感的, ...
Japanese:非常に敏感な, ...
Arabic:فائِق الحَسَاسِيَّة, مُفْرِط الحَسَاسِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:רָגִישׁ מְאֹד, רָגִישׁ יֶתֶר, ...
Russian:сверхчувствительный, ...
Ukrainian:надчутливий, надмірно чутливий, ...
Hindi:अत्यधिक संवेदनशील, अधिक संवेदनशील, ...
Bengali:অত্যন্ত সংবেদনশীল, অতিরিক্ত সংবেদনশীল, ...
Catalan:hipersensible, molt sensible, ...
Czech:přecitlivělý, ...
Danish:overfølsom, ...
Dutch:overgevoelig, supergevoelig, ...
Greek:υπερευαίσθητος, ...
Hungarian:túlérzékeny, hiperszenzitív, ...
Khmer:ងាយប្រតិកម្មខ្លាំង, ប្រតិកម្មខ្លាំងពេក, ...
Korean:극도로 민감한, 과민한, ...
Persian:بسیار حساس, بیش‌ازحد حساس, ...
Polish:nadwrażliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):hipersensível, excessivamente sensível, ...
Romanian:hipersensibil, foarte sensibil, ...
Swedish:överkänslig, hypersensitiv, ...
Thai:ไวต่อความรู้สึก, ไวต่อ, ...
Turkish:aşırı duyarlı, çok duyarlı, ...
Vietnamese:cực kỳ nhạy cảm, dễ bị kích ứng, ...

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