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supersensitive /ˈsuːpəsɛnsɪtɪv /adjective1Extremely quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences: supersensitive, low-noise antennas the brain becomes supersensitive to dopamine...- Certain serotonin receptors may be supersensitive, which may contribute to repetitive behaviors.
- Even with my supersensitive nose, I can't smell the slightest bit of trouble here!
- Some bats seem to either fly too high to be trapped often or have supersensitive echolocation skills that help them avoid capture.
2Easily offended or upset: celebrities can be supersensitive people living stressful lives...- Such doubts, of course, contribute to a boy's insecurity about himself and may make him supersensitive to criticism.
- He hit out at "supersensitive" villagers.
- Supersensitive, he registered every slight, however effectively his feelings were concealed.
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