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supersensitive

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Extremely sensitive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • allergic children
  • hypersensitive to pollen

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From super- + sensitive. Doublet of hypersensitive.