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hypersensitive

[hahy-per-sen-si-tiv] / ˌhaɪ pərˈsɛn sɪ tɪv /








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Creators described feeling hypersensitive to how their posts performed, and spending more and more time each day monitoring them.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

It is understandable that investors are hypersensitive to future risks for Visa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

"The Gardener’s Cat" features Louis, a hypersensitive gardener devastated by the impending loss of his kitten, which has a tumour.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

A post-mortem examination found Hannah died after suffering from a hypersensitive anaphylactic reaction triggered by an ingredient in her hot chocolate that caused an allergic response.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024

Abelman, unfortunately, was apparently a rather petty person, a man too small to accept a little criticism, a hypersensitive molecule of a human.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole


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