Hypersensitivity

noun

noun ·7 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy; hypersensation. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    extreme sensitivity wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being easily offended or hurt. countable, uncountable

    ""I might say," remarked Professor Richet, "that the hyper-sensibility is moral as well as physical. Panbek is impressionable and full of emotion, with the temperament of the poet and all those little weaknesses, if we may call them so, which the poet pays as a ransom for his gifts.""

  4. 4
    pathological sensitivity wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
allergyanaphylaxisconsideratenessdelicacyempathyexquisiteness

Example

More examples

"The researchers say the cells might be responsible for the chemical hypersensitivity that characterizes respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma."

Etymology

From hyper- + sensitivity.

Related phrases

electromagnetic hypersensitivityhuman seminal plasma protein hypersensitivityhypersensitivity pneumonitissensory hypersensitivitytype 1 hypersensitivityimmune response

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