'hypersensitive' definitions:
Definition of 'hypersensitive'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: allergic, hypersensitive, hypersensitized, hypersensitised, sensitized, sensitised, supersensitive, supersensitized, supersensitised]
Synonyms of 'hypersensitive'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allergic,
- anaphylactic,
- delicate,
- empathetic,
- empathic,
- goosy,
- hairsplitting,
- high-strung,
- hypercritical,
- hyperesthetic,
- hyperpathic,
- irritable,
- itchy,
- miffy,
- morbidly sensitive,
- nervous,
- overconscientious,
- overcritical,
- overfastidious,
- overmeticulous,
- overnice,
- overparticular,
- overprecise,
- overrefined,
- overscrupulous,
- oversensible,
- oversensitive,
- oversqueamish,
- overtender,
- passible,
- prickly,
- refined,
- responsive,
- sensitive,
- skittish,
- supersensitive,
- sympathetic,
- tactful,
- temperamental,
- tender,
- tetchy,
- thin-skinned,
- ticklish,
- touchy,
- ultracritical