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noun
Any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy; hypersensation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The state of being easily offended or hurt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
extreme sensitivity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility
noun
pathological sensitivity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sensitivity, predisposition
Narrower terms: cryesthesia, cryaesthesia, hypersensitivity reaction
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English sensitivity English hypersensitivity From hyper- + sensitivity.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
