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over-sensitive

UK
/ˌəʊ.vəˈsen.sɪ.tɪv/
US
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈsɛn.sə.tɪv/
over-sensitiveadjective
UK
/ˌəʊ.vəˈsen.sɪ.tɪv/
US
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈsɛn.sə.tɪv/
Qualitative adjective; commonly used to describe a person, reaction, or body part that reacts too strongly to stimuli or criticism.
Translations
She became over-sensitive after several harsh comments.
Elle est devenue hypersensible après plusieurs remarques dures.
Additional translations
trop sensibleEmployé pour insister sur l'excès de sensibilité.
Definitions
too easily hurt, offended, or upset by remarks, criticism, or events.
She became over-sensitive after several harsh comments.
too strongly or easily affected by a physical stimulus, condition, or treatment.
His skin is over-sensitive to sunlight.
Synonyms
easily hurt
easily offended
hyperreactive
overreactive
prickly
thin-skinned
touchy
hypersensitive
emotionally reactive
irritable
Antonyms
stoic
apathetic
callous
unemotional
thick-skinned
insensitive
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