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    hypersensitive
    /ˌhʌɪpəˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

    adjective

    • 1. having extreme physical sensitivity to particular substances or conditions.
    • 2. easily hurt, worried, or offended: "proximity to death makes people hypersensitive and aware"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHYPERSENSITIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HYPERSENSITIVE definition: 1. too easily upset by criticism: 2. very easily influenced, changed, or damaged, especially by a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hypersensitiveHypersensitive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HYPERSENSITIVE is excessively or abnormally sensitive. How to use hypersensitive in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHYPERSENSITIVE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    HYPERSENSITIVE meaning: 1. too easily upset by criticism: 2. very easily influenced, changed, or damaged, especially by a…. Learn more.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HypersensitivityHypersensitivity - Wikipedia

    Hypersensitivity (also called hypersensitivity reaction or intolerance) is an abnormal physiological condition in which there is an undesirable and adverse immune response to an antigen. [1] [2] It is an abnormality in the immune system that causes immune diseases including allergies and autoimmunity.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › hypersensitiveHYPERSENSITIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Hypersensitive definition: excessively sensitive. See examples of HYPERSENSITIVE used in a sentence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › hypersensitivehypersensitive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation...

    hypersensitive (to something) extremely physically sensitive to particular substances, medicines, light, etc. Her skin is hypersensitive. See hypersensitive in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHYPERSENSITIVITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a condition in which the immune system reacts in an extreme way to a substance in the body: Acute hypersensitivity, resulting in vomiting or diarrhoea, can be a reaction to allergies to foods such as nuts or shellfish. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Poisoning and allergy. allergenic. anaphylactic shock. anaphylaxis. animatedly.