hypersensitive

Questions about hypersensitive

What does hypersensitive mean?

hypersensitive means "having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)".

How many syllables are in hypersensitive?

hypersensitive has 5 syllables: hy-per-sen-si-tive. The stress falls on "sen". In IPA it is /ˌhaɪpɚˈsɛnsɪtɪv/.

What is another word for hypersensitive?

Close synonyms include allergic, hypersensitized, hypersensitised, sensitized, sensitised. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hypersensitive a common word?

hypersensitive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.