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hypersensitive (adj.)

1827, a hybrid from hyper- "over, exceedingly, to excess" + sensitive. Related: Hypersensitivity; hypersensitiveness.

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Definitions of hypersensitive from WordNet

hypersensitive (adj.)
having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor);
hypersensitive to pollen
Synonyms: allergic / hypersensitized / hypersensitised / sensitized / sensitised / supersensitive / supersensitized / supersensitised
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