ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Oversensitivity

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Oversensitivity is a noun meaning The state or quality of being excessively sensitive.

Meaning

The state or quality of being excessively sensitive.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: hypersensitivity
While this must be hard on Kate and Gerry McCann, it is also a sign that their campaign was extraordinarily successful, so successful that a culture of oversensitivity has long swirled in the slipstream.

Word Forms

Synonyms for oversensitivity

Depending on context, synonyms include oversensitiveness, hypersensitivity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hypersensitiveness, supersensitiveness, supersensibility, sensibility, undersensitivity, subsensitivity.

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