oversensitive

English

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Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English sensitive
English oversensitive

    From over- + sensitive.

    Adjective

    oversensitive (comparative more oversensitive, superlative most oversensitive)

    1. Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.

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