OVERSENSITIVE

Meaning of OVERSENSITIVE in English

■ adjective excessively sensitive.

Derivatives

~ness noun

oversensitivity noun

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OVERSENSITIVE — |ōvə(r)+ adjective : unduly or extremely sensitive • over·sensitiveness ˌōvə(r)+ noun
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVERSENSITIVE — — oversensitivity, oversensitiveness , n. /oh"veuhr sen"si tiv/ , adj. excessively or unduly sensitive. [ 1840-50; OVER- + SENSITIVE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVERSENSITIVE — adj. overly sensitive; excessively touchy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OVERSENSITIVE — oversensitive BrE AmE ˌəʊv ə ˈsen t s ət ɪv -ɪt ɪv AmE \ ˌoʊv ə r ˈsen t s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OVERSENSITIVE — / ˌəʊvəˈsensɪtɪv; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈs-/ adjective too easily upset or offended
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVERSENSITIVE — o ‧ ver ‧ sen ‧ si ‧ tive /ˌəʊvəˈsensətɪv◂, ˌəʊvəˈsensɪtɪv◂ $ ˌoʊvər-/ BrE AmE adjective easily upset or offended: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVERSENSITIVE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But maybe, having been on our own for so long, we were just oversensitive . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OVERSENSITIVE — Synonyms and related words : allergic, anaphylactic, delicate, empathetic, empathic, goosy, hairsplitting, high-strung, hypercritical, hyperesthetic, hyperpathic, hypersensitive, irritable, itchy, miffy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVERSENSITIVE — чрезмерно чувствительный, щепетильный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OVERSENSITIVE — a чрезмерно чувствительный, щепетильный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OVERSENSITIVE — (n) чрезмерно чувствительный; чрезмерно щепетильный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OVERSENSITIVE — a чрезмерно чувствительный, щепетильный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
OVERSENSITIVE — a чрезмерно чувствительный, щепетильный
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OVERSENSITIVE — adj. слишком чувствительный
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OVERSENSITIVE — adj. слишком чувствительный
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OVERSENSITIVE — чрезмерно чувствительный, щепетильный
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TICKLISH — adjective Date: 1581 1. touchy , oversensitive , easily overturned , requiring delicate handling , sensitive to tickling, ~ly adverb …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OVERSENSITIVENESS — noun see oversensitive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TICKLISH — I. ˈtik(ə)lish, -lēsh adjective Etymology: tickle (III) + -ish 1. : sensitive to tickling 2. a. : easily disturbed emotionally …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRUDE — I. ˈprüd noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, wise or good woman, prudish woman, short for prudefemme wise or good …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CREAM PUFF — I. noun 1. : a round shell of light pastry filled with whipped cream or a cream filling 2. slang …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOUCHY — ˈtəchē, -chi, dial ˈtech- or ˈtich- adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: touch (II) + -y 1. : marked by an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSULTABLE — ə̇nˈsəltəbəl adjective : capable of being insulted ; especially : easily insulted : oversensitive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IRRITATE — (n.) To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a wound …
Английский словарь Webster
IRRITATE — ( n. ) To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JESSY — n. (British Slang) effeminate and oversensitive man
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TICKLISH — adjective Date: 1581 1. a. : touchy , oversensitive ticklish about his baldness b. : easily overturned a canoe is …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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UPSET — INDEX: 1. feeling upset 2. to make someone feel upset 3. to become upset 4. making you feel upset 5. …
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