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Recent Examples of hypersensitive
Untold generations of cowering have written fear into our genes, rendering us hypersensitive to threats of harm.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
In contrast, vulnerable narcissistic leaders are insecure, hypersensitive to feedback, and prone to emotional volatility (e.g., Richard Nixon, Christina Kirchner, Vladimir Putin, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs).
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
In contrast, vulnerable narcissistic leaders are insecure, hypersensitive to feedback, and prone to emotional volatility (e.g., Richard Nixon, Christina Kirchner, Vladimir Putin, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs).
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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
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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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Many fractional leaders work across industries or sign non-compete agreements to avoid working with direct competitors, but companies must establish clear expectations to protect sensitive information.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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This question asks for personal sensitive information that is protected by privacy laws.—
Terry Parris Jr.,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Hypersensitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypersensitive. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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