hypersensitive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From hyper- + sensitive. Doublet of supersensitive.
Meanings
- Highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents, especially to some allergen.
- Excessively sensitive; easily offended.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hypersensitive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hypersensitive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hypersensitive avoidant · hypersensitiveness · nonhypersensitive · electrohypersensitive · pseudohypersensitive · hypersensitively
Relateds
hypersensitized · hypersensitize · hypersensitivity
Translations (12)
ca hipersensible (excessively sensitive, easily offended) · sv överkänslig (highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents) · es hipersensible (highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents) · it ipersensibile (excessively sensitive, easily offended) · cs přecitlivělý (highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents) · ca hipersensible (highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents) · pl nadwrażliwy (excessively sensitive, easily offended) · pl wysoko wrażliwy (excessively sensitive, easily offended) · es hipersensible (excessively sensitive, easily offended) · fi yliherkkä (excessively sensitive, easily offended) · fi yliherkkä (highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents) · fr hypersensible (excessively sensitive, easily offended)