Local English word record

hypersensitive

adjective · 1 sense

having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)

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Examples

  • allergic children
  • hypersensitive to pollen

Word relationships

Synonyms

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

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