hypersensitive
pronunciation
How to pronounce hypersensitive in British English:
UK [ˌhaɪpəˈsensətɪv]
How to pronounce hypersensitive in American English:
US [ˌhaɪpərˈsensətɪv]
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- Adjective:
- having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
Word Origin
- hypersensitive (adj.)
- 1827, a hybrid from hyper- + sensitive. Related: Hypersensitivity.
Example
- 1. It has made the politics of wealth and class hypersensitive .
- 2. He is hypersensitive to any kind of criticism .
- 3. Results : to improve the accuracy of hypersensitive test results .
- 4. The molecular and genetic analysis of arabidopsis phosphorous-starvation hypersensitive mutant hap1 .
- 5. Even as society has lowered its tolerance for images of nude children and become hypersensitive about sanitation , the politically incorrect statue has gained stature .