hypersensitive

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ sensitive. Doublet of supersensitive.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hypersensitive (comparative more hypersensitive, superlative most hypersensitive)

1. Highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents, especially to some allergen.
2. Excessively sensitive; easily offended.

Derived terms

• hypersensitive avoidant

Related terms

• hypersensitivity
• hypersensitize
• hypersensitized

Translations

highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents

• Czech: přecitlivělý m
• Finnish: yliherkkä (fi)
• Spanish: hipersensible (es)
• Swedish: överkänslig (sv)

excessively sensitive, easily offended

• Finnish: yliherkkä (fi)
• French: hypersensible (fr)
• Italian: ipersensibile (it)
• Polish: wysoko wrażliwy, nadwrażliwy (pl)

Further reading

• “hypersensitive”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “hypersensitive”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.