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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gwaminhan
"그는 작은 비판에도 과민하게 반응한다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Excessively or abnormally susceptible to physical stimuli, criticism, or emotional slights.
"He is notoriously oversensitive to even the mildest forms of constructive feedback." - 2
Responding with disproportionate intensity to external conditions, such as light, touch, or chemical agents.
"Patients with this condition have oversensitive skin that reacts poorly to standard cosmetics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix over- (meaning 'excessively') combined with sensitive, which traces back to Latin sentire ('to feel'). It emerged in modern English usage to describe heightened physical or emotional reactivity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Oversensitive" is said worldwide
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hypersensible
Transliteration: ee-pair-sahn-see-bluh
"Elle est très hypersensible aux critiques de ses collègues."
überempfindlich
Transliteration: yoo-ber-emp-find-likh
"Er reagiert oft überempfindlich auf kleine Bemerkungen."
ipersensibile
Transliteration: ee-per-sen-see-bee-leh
"Il bambino è ipersensibile ai rumori forti."
hipersensible
Transliteration: ee-per-sen-see-ble
"No seas tan hipersensible, solo era una broma."
hipersensível
Transliteration: ee-per-sen-see-vel
"Ela tem a pele muito hipersensible ao sol."
अतिसंवेदनशील
Transliteration: ati-samvedanashil
"वह छोटी-छोटी बातों पर अतिसंवेदनशील हो जाती है।"
过于敏感
Transliteration: guòyú mǐngǎn
"你对这件事情太过于敏感了。"
과민한
Transliteration: gwaminhan
"그는 작은 비판에도 과민하게 반응한다."
過敏な
Transliteration: kabin na
"彼女は些細な言葉にも過敏に反応する。"
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