oversensitivity (Meaning)
oversensitivity
excessively sensitive, too responsive to or likely to register minute quantities, effects, etc., excessively or abnormally susceptible or responsive to a particular agent or stimulus (such as a drug, antigen, or sound), too easily bothered, upset, offended, etc.
Synonyms & Antonyms of oversensitivity
oversensitivity Sentence Examples
- Her oversensitivity to criticism made her easily discouraged.
- The patient's oversensitivity to certain foods caused severe allergic reactions.
- The child's oversensitivity to loud noises made him uncomfortable in crowded places.
- The employee's oversensitivity to perceived slights led to workplace conflicts.
- The teenager's oversensitivity to social media comments affected her self-esteem.
- The artist's oversensitivity to light inspired her ethereal paintings.
- The cat's oversensitivity to the cold made it prone to hypothermia.
- The scientist's equipment was so sensitive it could detect oversensitivity in air samples.
- The doctor recommended antihistamines to reduce the patient's oversensitivity to pollen.
- The environmentalist's oversensitivity to plastic pollution fueled her campaign for sustainability.
FAQs About the word oversensitivity
excessively sensitive, too responsive to or likely to register minute quantities, effects, etc., excessively or abnormally susceptible or responsive to a partic
hypersensitiveness,hypersensitivity, sensitivity, supersensitivity, perceptiveness, oversensitiveness, acuity, acuteness,sensitiveness, hyperacuity
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Her oversensitivity to criticism made her easily discouraged.
The patient's oversensitivity to certain foods caused severe allergic reactions.
The child's oversensitivity to loud noises made him uncomfortable in crowded places.
The employee's oversensitivity to perceived slights led to workplace conflicts.
