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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

Given their importance to overall consumption, investors have become hypersensitive to signs of caution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 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

The death of a 13-year-old girl who died of a hypersensitive anaphylactic reaction after drinking a Costa Coffee hot chocolate should be a "wake up call" to all food companies, campaigners say.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024

No thermometer verified this, but a few weeks later the symptoms of nausea and hypersensitive noses did.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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