hypersensitive meaning

UK US /ˌhaɪpɚˈsɛnsɪtɪv/ 5 syllables

hypersensitive (adjective): having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor).

Definition of hypersensitive

  1. having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
    • allergic children
    • hypersensitive to pollen

    Synonyms: allergic, hypersensitized, hypersensitised, sensitized, sensitised, supersensitive, supersensitized, supersensitised

    Similar: susceptible

    Related forms: hypersensitivity

How to pronounce hypersensitive

hypersensitive is pronounced /ˌhaɪpɚˈsɛnsɪtɪv/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.

Scrabble score: 25 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HY · words ending in VE · 14-letter words

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