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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English sensitive English oversensitive From over- + sensitive.
Meanings
- Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most oversensitive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more oversensitive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| over-sensitive | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
oversensitively · oversensitiveness
Translations (9)
sv överkänslig (having excessive sensitivity) · ru гиперсензити́вный (having excessive sensitivity) · gl hipersensible (having excessive sensitivity) · pl przewrażliwiony (having excessive sensitivity) · pl przeczulony (having excessive sensitivity) · hu túlérzékeny (having excessive sensitivity) · gl hipersensíbel (having excessive sensitivity) · pl nadwrażliwy (having excessive sensitivity) · de überempfindlich (having excessive sensitivity)