supersensitive

adjective

su·​per·​sen·​si·​tive ˌsü-pər-ˈsen(t)-sə-tiv How to pronounce supersensitive (audio)
Synonyms of supersensitivenext
: extremely sensitive
supersensitive detectors
supersensitive to criticism
The medicine made her skin supersensitive.
… casually downloaded reams of supersensitive U.S. nuclear-weapons data …— Mark Hosenball
supersensitivity
ˌsü-pər-ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē How to pronounce supersensitive (audio)
noun
plural supersensitivities
supersensitivity to light

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Whitney Fields, 38, from Austin, was fed up with contacts scratching her supersensitive eyes. — Julia Ries, SELF, 9 Sep. 2024 The problem is that investors are supersensitive to the Fed’s views. — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 22 June 2021

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First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of supersensitive was in 1817

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supersensitive

adjective
su·​per·​sen·​si·​tive
ˌsü-pər-ˈsen(t)-sət-iv,
-ˈsen(t)-stiv
: hypersensitive
supersensitivity
-ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈtiv-ət-ē
noun

Medical Definition

supersensitive

adjective
su·​per·​sen·​si·​tive -ˈsen(t)-sət-iv, -ˈsen(t)-stiv How to pronounce supersensitive (audio)
: hypersensitive
supersensitivity
-ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈtiv-ət-ē How to pronounce supersensitive (audio)
noun
plural supersensitivities

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