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Oversensitive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Extremely or excessively sensitive.

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adj. Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.

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adj. unduly sensitive or thin-skinned

Word Usage

"Hmmm ... on sensitivity, i think i have always been sensitive, i used to wipe my body if someone mistakenly touched it, i think i've changed though .... being oversensitive is not good."

Equivalent

sensitive

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

insensitive sensitive

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