HYPERSENSITIVE


Meaning of HYPERSENSITIVE in English

— hypersensitiveness, hypersensitivity , n.

/huy'peuhr sen"si tiv/ , adj.

1. excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.

2. allergic to a substance to which persons do not normally react.

[ 1870-75; HYPER- + SENSITIVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .