hypersensitivity

Example Sentences

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“Without going into every detail, let me rebut for those who wish to know the truth: Bruce died from cerebral edema caused by hypersensitivity to an ingredient in a prescription medication called Equagesic,” Cadwell wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

This gurney sounds like seagulls, which sound like seagulls, which feels like grief in all of its hypersensitivity and bewilderment.

From Washington Post

The actor’s farcical hypersensitivity is offset with cringeworthy excerpts from actual Thanksgiving plays, each more offensive than the last.

From Seattle Times

Gang violence, though, is easily triggered, a 2019 University of Illinois gang report said, pointing to pervasive gang “hypersensitivity” and “hypermasculinity.”

From Seattle Times

Side effects to look out for include numbness, scarring, difficulty with arousal, loss of sensation, hypersensitivity and pain that does not improve.

From New York Times