as in oversensitive
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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypersensitive
Adjective
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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
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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
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Whitney Fields, 38, from Austin, was fed up with contacts scratching her supersensitive eyes.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
9 Sep. 2024
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The problem is that investors are supersensitive to the Fed’s views.—
James Mackintosh,
WSJ,
22 June 2021
Adjective
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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
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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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