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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

hypersensitive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From hyper- + sensitive. Doublet of supersensitive.

Meanings

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

Forms

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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)