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BNC: 41409 COCA: 35679

oversensitive

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oversensitive /ˌoʊvɚˈsɛnsətɪv/ adjective
oversensitive
/ˌoʊvɚˈsɛnsətɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of OVERSENSITIVE
: too sensitive过于敏感的: such as
: too easily upset or offended爱生气的;爱发脾气的
: acting or reacting too quickly反应过于灵敏的
BNC: 41409 COCA: 35679

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
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 noun
… he has not as yet overcome his youthful oversensitiveness and propensity to depression. Erik Tawaststjerna
oversensitivity 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

Time Traveler
The first known use of oversensitive was in 1817
BNC: 41409 COCA: 35679

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