Oversensitiveness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The characteristic of being oversensitive. uncountable

    "Near-synonym: hypersensitivity"

  2. 2
    sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset wordnet

Synonyms

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allergyanaphylaxisdelicacyempathyhypersensitivityidentification

Etymology

From oversensitive + -ness.

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