oversensitive

adjective

over·sen·si·tive ˌō-vər-ˈsen(t)-sə-tiv How to pronounce oversensitive (audio)

-ˈsen(t)s-təv

: excessively sensitive: such as

: too easily bothered, upset, offended, etc.

an oversensitive person

oversensitive about his looks

She's oversensitive to criticism.

It is not enough to say "I was only joking", and you ought not to suggest that the recipient is being oversensitive or thin-skinned.

Maureen Matthews

: excessively or abnormally susceptible or responsive to a particular agent or stimulus (such as a drug, antigen, or sound)

Many infants, they have found, are oversensitive … to such sensations as sound, touch, light.

D. Gelman

In around 90 per cent of cases, rhinitis is caused by allergy. The immune system is oversensitive to substances such as pollen, firing off antibodies which should normally be reserved for infections.

Martin Scurr

of an instrument or device : too responsive to or likely to register minute quantities, effects, etc.

an oversensitive smoke detector

an oversensitive microphone

oversensitiveness

ˌō-vər-ˈsen(t)-sə-tiv-nəs How to pronounce oversensitive (audio)

-ˈsen(t)s-təv-

noun

… he has not as yet overcome his youthful oversensitiveness and propensity to depression.

Erik Tawaststjerna

oversensitivity

ˌō-vər-ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē How to pronounce oversensitive (audio)

noun

It's not unusual to feel dizzy or have problems balancing and an oversensitivity to light or noise.

Juliet McGrattan

The 10- to 17-year-olds who were questioned in this survey felt they had a right to control their own digital footprint. Should these wishes be respected or dismissed as simply the oversensitivity of teenagers?

Gregory Ramey

单词	oversensitivity
释义	oversensitive adjective over·sen·si·tive ˌō-vər-ˈsen(t)-sə-tiv -ˈsen(t)s-təv : excessively sensitive: such as a : too easily bothered, upset, offended, etc. an oversensitive person oversensitive about his looks She's oversensitive to criticism. It is not enough to say "I was only joking", and you ought not to suggest that the recipient is being oversensitive or thin-skinned. Maureen Matthews b : excessively or abnormally susceptible or responsive to a particular agent or stimulus (such as a drug, antigen, or sound) Many infants, they have found, are oversensitive … to such sensations as sound, touch, light. D. Gelman In around 90 per cent of cases, rhinitis is caused by allergy. The immune system is oversensitive to substances such as pollen, firing off antibodies which should normally be reserved for infections. Martin Scurr c of an instrument or device : too responsive to or likely to register minute quantities, effects, etc. an oversensitive smoke detector an oversensitive microphone oversensitiveness ˌō-vər-ˈsen(t)-sə-tiv-nəs -ˈsen(t)s-təv- noun … he has not as yet overcome his youthful oversensitiveness and propensity to depression. Erik Tawaststjerna oversensitivity ˌō-vər-ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē noun It's not unusual to feel dizzy or have problems balancing and an oversensitivity to light or noise. Juliet McGrattan The 10- to 17-year-olds who were questioned in this survey felt they had a right to control their own digital footprint. Should these wishes be respected or dismissed as simply the oversensitivity of teenagers? Gregory Ramey Word History First Known Use 1817, in the meaning defined above oversensitivity noun as in hypersensitivity Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hypersensitivity supersensitivity sensitivity sensitiveness hypersensitiveness oversensitiveness acuity hyperacuity acuteness perceptiveness accuracy perceptivity sharpness exactness exactitude keenness delicacy fineness
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oversensitive

adjective

Word History

noun