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hypersensitive Definition

hyper·sen·si·tive (hī′pər sensə tiv)

adjective

abnormally or excessively sensitive

hypersensitive Related Forms
hy′per·sen′·si·tiv·ity noun
hypersensitive Synonyms

hypersensitive

modif.

high-strung, fastidious, jumpy; see emotional 2, neurotic.

hypersensitive Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • so: Her skin remained so hypersensitive that she could sense people walking around her bed.
  • often: Platelets from men and women with diabetes are often hypersensitive in vitro to platelet aggregating agents.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: Leaves can be skin irritant and or make skin Hypersensitive to sunlight.

Modifies a noun

  • reaction: A hypersensitive reaction toward food is usually a type 1 allergic reaction to something in the diet.
  • response: These defense mechanisms are part of the hypersensitive response.
  • death: Radhika gave a lucid presentation of her work on hypersensitive cell death and the involvement of both nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide.
  • site: The mapping of DNaseI hypersensitive sites revealed constitutive elements that flank the globin locus ( blue arrows ).
  • state: They can cause a change in peopleâs airways, known as the ' hypersensitive state ' .
  • skin: The Baby & Children Neutral Sun Spray SPF 30 is great for anyone with allergies or hypersensitive skin.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: The result: UNHCR has become hypersensitive to the wishes of donor governments.