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OVERSENSITIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oversensitive mean?
• OVERSENSITIVE (adjective)
The adjective OVERSENSITIVE has 1 sense:
1. unduly sensitive or thin-skinned
Familiarity information: OVERSENSITIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unduly sensitive or thin-skinned
Similar:
sensitive (being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others)
Derivation:
oversensitiveness (sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset)
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