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HYPERSENSITISED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hypersensitised mean?
• HYPERSENSITISED (adjective)
The adjective HYPERSENSITISED has 1 sense:
1. having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
Familiarity information: HYPERSENSITISED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
Synonyms:
allergic; hypersensitised; hypersensitive; hypersensitized; sensitised; sensitized; supersensitised; supersensitive; supersensitized
Context example:
hypersensitive to pollen
Similar:
susceptible ((often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of)
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