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adj
Highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents, especially to some allergen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Excessively sensitive; easily offended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: allergic, hypersensitized, hypersensitised, sensitized, sensitised, supersensitive, supersensitized, supersensitised
Antonyms: none provided
History
From hyper- + sensitive. Doublet of supersensitive.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
