hypersensitive

adjective

hy·per·sen·si·tive ˌhī-pər-ˈsen(t)-s(ə-)tiv

Synonyms of hypersensitive next

: excessively or abnormally sensitive

: abnormally susceptible physiologically to a specific agent (such as a drug or antigen)

hypersensitiveness noun

hypersensitivity

ˌhī-pər-ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē

noun

Example Sentences

She's hypersensitive about her past. People who are hypersensitive to the chemical may have violent reactions even to small amounts.

Recent Examples on the Web Election officials and politicians nationwide were hypersensitive to voting glitches and voter intimidation in the lead-up to Election Day, particularly after widespread, baseless claims of voter fraud in 2020. —

Dallas News, 8 Nov. 2022 Others, like the rhino beetle’s borns, are hypersensitive and grow huge, out of all proportion to the rest of their bearer’s anatomy. —

Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2012 However, the Atlas Pro is 15 grams lighter per binding and more responsive thanks to an ultra-reactive carbon footbed, streamlined toe cap, and more rigid, hypersensitive ankle straps. —

Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022 Search results are hypersensitive to the searcher’s physical, geographic location. —

Townsend Belisle, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 In these mice, the PNNs remained intact after the sciatic nerve surgery and, remarkably, the mice did not become hypersensitive to painful stimuli. —

Quanta Magazine, 28 July 2022 Cervids don’t usually dump much energy into their headgear until more vital physiological boxes have been checked; the structures are hypersensitive to a deer’s diet, stress levels, infection status, and more. —

Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2022 Now imagine if instead of suppressing neural transmission at this point, a nerve injury made those neurons hypersensitive. —

Quanta Magazine, 28 July 2022 Now, those kids are pouring out of campus by the millions, and the most demanding, annoying, and hypersensitive among them go straight to work . —

Kyle Smith, National Review, 23 June 2022 See More

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