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oversensitive

o·ver·sen·si·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver-sen-si-tiv]
    • /ˈoʊ vərˈsɛn sɪ tɪv/
    • /əʊvəˈsensətɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-sen-si-tiv]
    • /ˈoʊ vərˈsɛn sɪ tɪv/

Definitions of oversensitive word

  • adjective oversensitive excessively or unduly sensitive. 1
  • adjective oversensitive reacting emotionally to criticism 1
  • adjective oversensitive excessively responsive to or aware of feelings, reactions, etc 0
See all 3 definitions of oversensitive

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Origin of oversensitive

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; over- + sensitive

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Parts of speech for Oversensitive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Oversensitive

oversensitive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

oversensitive usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for oversensitive

adj oversensitive

  • bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
  • bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
  • hypersensitive — excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.
  • irritable — easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger.

adjective oversensitive

  • edgy — nervously irritable; impatient and anxious.
  • emotionable — (rare, of a person or group or of their behavior or faculties) Particularly expressive of or affected by emotion.
  • feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
  • fretting — to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
All 8 Synonyms of oversensitive

Top questions with oversensitive

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