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/oh"veuhr sen"si tiv/, adj.excessively or unduly sensitive.[1840-50; OVER- + SENSITIVE]
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oversensitive — index hot blooded Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
oversensitive — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
oversensitive — o|ver|sen|si|tive [ˌəuvəˈsensıtıv US ˌouvər ] adj easily upset or offended ▪ Don t you think you re being a bit oversensitive? … Dictionary of contemporary English
oversensitive — adjective easily upset or offended: I didn t mean that. Rod s just being oversensitive … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
oversensitive — adjective Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin skinned … Wiktionary
oversensitive — Synonyms and related words: allergic, anaphylactic, delicate, empathetic, empathic, goosy, hairsplitting, high strung, hypercritical, hyperesthetic, hyperpathic, hypersensitive, irritable, itchy, miffy, morbidly sensitive, nervous,… … Moby Thesaurus
oversensitive — o|ver|sen|si|tive [ ,ouvər sensətıv ] adjective easily becoming upset about things people do or say to you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
oversensitive — adj. overly sensitive; excessively touchy … English contemporary dictionary
oversensitive — adjective excessively sensitive. Derivatives oversensitiveness noun oversensitivity noun … English new terms dictionary
oversensitive — over·sensitive … English syllables
