hypersensitive

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Recent Examples of hypersensitive Sensitivity to cold: After frostbite, the affected areas may become hypersensitive to cold, making future cold exposure more uncomfortable. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 1 Nov. 2024 But this steady diet of praise has made the generals hypersensitive to criticism. Jeff Martini, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2011 Allergic reactions occur when a person's immune system is hypersensitive to a substance (allergen). Daniel More, Health, 24 Oct. 2024 Those whose vestibular system is hypersensitive may feel off-balance or in danger of falling. Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hypersensitive 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypersensitive
Adjective
  • The 8th and 9th are full of good energy, but everyone seems to be feeling oversensitive near the 13th.
    Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2023
  • These young ideas rarely do — and the invaluable lesson that students glean from that realization will be lost forever if administrators cut them off at the knees by continuing to appease oversensitive cry-bullies whose antics threaten these vital sandboxes.
    Brian Anderson, National Review, 12 Sep. 2020
Adjective
  • Whitney Fields, 38, from Austin, was fed up with contacts scratching her supersensitive eyes.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The problem is that investors are supersensitive to the Fed’s views.
    James Mackintosh, WSJ, 22 June 2021
Adjective
  • During the 2024 presidential campaign, as Musk embraced the Republican Party and then Trump, his pro-China views brought him into conflict with parts of the MAGA coalition, including on the sensitive topic of immigration.
    John Hyatt, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Authoritarian regimes should not have unfettered access to millions of Americans’ sensitive data.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Jan. 2025

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“Hypersensitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypersensitive. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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