Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oversensitive

/ˌoʊvɚsˈɛnsətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: over-sen-si-tive
IPA: /ˌoʊvɚsˈɛnsətɪv/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English sensitive English oversensitive From over- + sensitive.

Inflected Forms

more oversensitive (comparative) most oversensitive (superlative) over-sensitive (alternative)

Derived Forms

oversensitively oversensitiveness

Rhymes With

sensitive insensitive

Questions

How do you pronounce oversensitive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚsˈɛnsətɪv/.
What does oversensitive mean?: Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.
Where does oversensitive come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English sensitive English oversensitive From over- + sensitive.

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