hypersensitive

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ sensitive. Doublet of supersensitive.

Adjective

hypersensitive (comparative more hypersensitive, superlative most hypersensitive)

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

Derived terms

hypersensitive avoidant

Related terms

Translations

highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents

Czech: přecitlivělý m
Finnish: yliherkkä (fi)
Spanish: hipersensible (es)
Swedish: överkänslig (sv)

excessively sensitive, easily offended

Finnish: yliherkkä (fi)
French: hypersensible (fr)
Italian: ipersensibile (it)
Polish: wysoko wrażliwy, nadwrażliwy (pl)

Further reading

“hypersensitive”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“hypersensitive”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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