HYPERSENSITIVE
\ha͡ɪpˈɜːsənsɪtˌɪv], \haɪpˈɜːsənsɪtˌɪv], \h_aɪ_p_ˈɜː_s_ə_n_s_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v]\
Definitions of HYPERSENSITIVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen"
By Princeton University
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having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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h[=i]-per-sen'si-tiv, adj. excessively sensitive.--n. HYPERSEN'SITIVENESS.
By Thomas Davidson
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