HYPERSENSITIVE


Meaning of HYPERSENSITIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-pər-ˈsen(t)-s(ə-)tiv ]

adjective

Date: 1871

1. : excessively or abnormally sensitive

2. : abnormally susceptible physiologically to a specific agent (as a drug or antigen)

• hy·per·sen·si·tive·ness noun

• hy·per·sen·si·tiv·i·ty -ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē noun

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