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hypersensitive

/hˌaɪpɚsˈɛnsɪtɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-sen-si-tive
IPA
/hˌaɪpɚsˈɛnsɪtɪv/
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents, especially to some allergen.

adj

Excessively sensitive; easily offended.

Etymology

From hyper- + sensitive. Doublet of supersensitive.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more hypersensitive (comparative) most hypersensitive (superlative)

Derived Forms

electrohypersensitive hypersensitively hypersensitiveness nonhypersensitive pseudohypersensitive

Phrases

hypersensitive avoidant

Frequently Paired Words

hypersensitivity hypersensitize hypersensitized

Synonyms

allergic hypersensitized hypersensitised sensitized sensitised supersensitive supersensitized supersensitised

Questions

How do you pronounce hypersensitive?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˌaɪpɚsˈɛnsɪtɪv/.
What does hypersensitive mean?
Highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents, especially to some allergen.
Where does hypersensitive come from?
From hyper- + sensitive. Doublet of supersensitive.

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