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hy·per·sen·si·tive
(hī′pər-sĕn′sĭ-tĭv)adj.
1. Highly or excessively sensitive.
2. Responding excessively to the stimulus of a foreign agent, such as an allergen.
hy′per·sen′si·tive·ness, hy′per·sen′si·tiv′i·ty n.
hy′per·sen′si·tize′ (-tīz′) v.
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hypersensitive
(ˌhaɪpəˈsɛnsɪtɪv)adj
1. having unduly vulnerable feelings
2. (Pathology) abnormally sensitive to an allergen, a drug, or other agent
ˌhyperˈsensitiveness, ˌhyperˌsensiˈtivity n
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hy•per•sen•si•tive
(ˌhaɪ pərˈsɛn sɪ tɪv)adj.
1. excessively sensitive: hypersensitive to criticism.
2. allergic to a substance to which most people do not normally react.
[1870–75]
hy`per•sen`si•tiv′i•ty, n.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() hypersensitised, hypersensitized, sensitised, sensitized, supersensitised, supersensitive, supersensitized, allergic susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof" |
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hypersensitive
[ˌhaɪpəˈsɛnsɪtɪv] adj (physically) → ipersensibile; (easily offended) (pej) → permaloso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hypersensitive
a. hipersensible, hiperestísico-a.
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