hypersensitive

== English == === Etymology === From hyper- +‎ sensitive. Doublet of supersensitive. === Pronunciation === === 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== hypersensitivity hypersensitize hypersensitized ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “hypersensitive”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “hypersensitive”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.