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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshipersensível
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ee-per-sen-see-vel
"Ela tem a pele muito hipersensible ao sol."
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
The term is a combination of the prefix over- (from Old English ofer, meaning 'excessively' or 'above') and the adjective sensitive (derived from Late Latin sensitivus, meaning 'capable of feeling or sensation'). First appearing in the late 18th century, it evolved to describe both heightened physical receptivity and an excessive emotional vulnerability to criticism or stimuli.
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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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