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
- oversensitivities
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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