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I am not altogether confident of my ability to put my thoughts into words: My texts are usually better after an editor has hacked away at them, and I am used to both editing and being edited. Which is to say that I am not oversensitive in such matters.
Stieg Larsson

Meaning of "oversensitive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSENSITIVE

oversensitive  [ˌəʊvəˈsɛnsɪtɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSENSITIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oversensitive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERSENSITIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of oversensitive in the English dictionary

The definition of oversensitive in the dictionary is excessively responsive to or aware of feelings, reactions, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERSENSITIVE


capacitive
kəˈpæsɪtɪv
competitive
kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv
context-sensitive
ˌkɒntɛkstˈsɛnsɪtɪv
creative
kriːˈeɪtɪv
ditransitive
daɪˈtrænsɪtɪv
heat-sensitive
ˈhiːtˌsɛnsɪtɪv
hypersensitive
ˌhaɪpəˈsɛnsɪtɪv
insensitive
ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv
intransitive
ɪnˈtrænsɪtɪv
native
ˈneɪtɪv
nonsensitive
ˌnɒnˈsɛnsɪtɪv
nontransitive
nɒnˈtrænsɪtɪv
photosensitive
ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɛnsɪtɪv
positive
ˈpɒzɪtɪv
radiosensitive
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈsɛnsɪtɪv
sensitive
ˈsɛnsɪtɪv
supersensitive
ˌsuːpəˈsensɪtɪv
transitive
ˈtrænsɪtɪv
ultrasensitive
ˌʌltrəˈsensɪtɪv
unsensitive
ʌnˈsensɪtɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSENSITIVE

oversea
overseas
overseas cap
overseas telegram
oversecretion
oversee
overseen
overseer
overseer of the poor
oversell
oversensitivity
overserious
overseriously
overservice
overset
oversetting
oversew
oversewn
oversexed
overshade

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSENSITIVE

active
additive
anticompetitive
aperitive
case-sensitive
cognitive
definitive
false positive
fugitive
HIV-positive
inquisitive
intuitive
nutritive
price-sensitive
primitive
prohibitive
punitive
repetitive
seropositive
time-sensitive
touch-sensitive

Synonyms and antonyms of oversensitive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oversensitive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERSENSITIVE

Find out the translation of oversensitive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oversensitive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oversensitive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过敏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hipersensible
570 millions of speakers

English

oversensitive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

oversensitive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شديد الحساسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сверхчувствительным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oversensitive
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

oversensitive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trop sensible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

terlalu sensitif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überempfindlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神経過敏な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과감
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oversensitive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhạy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

oversensitive
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिआवश्यक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşırı hassas
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ipersensibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przewrażliwiony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надчуттєвим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suprasensibil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερευαίσθητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorgevoelig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överkänslig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sensitive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oversensitive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSENSITIVE»

The term «oversensitive» is regularly used and occupies the 68.819 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSENSITIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oversensitive

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3 QUOTES WITH «OVERSENSITIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oversensitive.
1
Brion James
I was a different kind of kid, oversensitive and all that.
2
Stieg Larsson
I am not altogether confident of my ability to put my thoughts into words: My texts are usually better after an editor has hacked away at them, and I am used to both editing and being edited. Which is to say that I am not oversensitive in such matters.
3
Evelyn Waugh
I think to be oversensitive about cliches is like being oversensitive about table manners.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSENSITIVE»

Discover the use of oversensitive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oversensitive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Mental Health ...
The types are oversensitive and undersensitive to sensory stimulation (Dunn, 1999; Koomar & Bundy, 2002; Lane, 2002). Behaviors of children who are oversensitive include fight, fright, and freeze responses. Behaviors of children who are ...
Rebecca DelCarmen-Wiggins, Alice S. Carter, 2004
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Teaching Your Child with Love and Skill: A Guide for Parents ...
One child might be oversensitive to touch and have marked visual processing difficulties. Another might be undersensitive to movement and oversensitive to bright light and sound. You can spare your child some griefifyou take careful note  ...
Joyce Show, 2012
3
Creating Inclusive Learning Environments for Young Children: ...
Sensory Area Activities Auditory oversensitive: Provide headphones for listening to music, as the oversensitive child will have a tendency to play music too loud. Play games that distinguish inside voices from outside voices. Provide toys and ...
Clarissa Willis, 2009
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Lectures on Homoeopathic Philosophy
There are persons who are sensitive, not merely to one or a few things, but to all things; oversensitive to the high potencies, oversensitive in taste, oversensitive to light, and a great many other things. This is a constitutional state; the patient is ...
James Tyler Kent, 1900
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God Is Not Mad at You: You Can Experience Real Love, ...
The tyranny of everything we think we ought to do and should have done or not done and the self-deprecation it creates produce an oversensitive conscience that is filled with anxiety, guilt and condemnation. I suffered with an oversensitive  ...
Joyce Meyer, 2013
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The Art and Science of Homeopathic Medicine
LECTURE XVI OVERSENSITIVE PATIENTS Oncmon § 44 at seq. Drug poisoning such as we referred to in last lecture is not always due to the prescribing of crude drugs. If you work long among sensitive patients you will come across those ...
James Tyler Kent, 2003
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Synoptic Memorizer of Materia Medica
0 = 0versensitiveness (mental and physical). 1 = lneffectual desire for stool and urine -the general concomitant S=Sleep. 0= Oversensitive to cold. N=Nash's sum -up. N — Nervous temperament (Ref. Nash) U=-Universal antidote. T=Trembling.
S. K. Banerjea, 2003
8
Rethinking School Bullying: Towards an Integrated Model
In summary, the unit students were often described as both 'egocentric' and ' oversensitive' and as a result staff believed their tendency was to create relationship difficulties and misinterpret situations. Initially, it seemed curious that these ...
Roz Dixon, Peter K. Smith, 2011
9
Homoeopathic Drug Personalities with Therapeutic Hints
In one word "Oversensitiveness" is the term to be universally applied to a Nux patient, oversensitive mentally as well as ... oversensitive with regard to food, easily disturbed by many kinds of most ordinary arcticles of food, also oversensitive to ...
A. Chakraborty, 2003
10
Bullying: A Parent's Guide
'Y'Y'Y'Y'Your child is oversensitive.' our child is oversensitive.' our child is oversensitive.' our child is oversensitive.' our child is oversensitive.' Usually this plays along the lines of 'there's no bullying from what I can see' 'just a bit of mucking ...
Jennifer Thomson, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSENSITIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oversensitive is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eminem's Shtick Now Involves Rapping About 'Bruce Jenner's D*ck'
It was easy to caricature his critics — the religious right, humorless feminists, oversensitive suburban parents — and who cared what they ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
2
New District 109 curriculum emphasizes research, digital citizenship
"We want to engage all kids and err on the oversensitive," added Jeff Zoul, the assistant superintendent for teaching and learning. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Everyone needs to get over catcalling
I know what you're thinking: oversensitive teetotallers are ruining things for everyone nowadays. If teetotal people have the gall to continue to ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
WWE Cuts Ties With Hulk Hogan As Racist Rant Surfaces
... they start screaming for someone's life to be ruined and for their identity to be “memory holed”, then, err, that's an oversensitive “you” problem. «Comic Book Resources, Jul 15»
5
Are we overdoing our use of 'over' or would that be oversimplfying?
For a long time, it has been impermissible to call anyone a “model”: all are supermodels. Now, no one is sensitive without being “oversensitive”. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
From the moment they met, love was in the cards
Klein said that her artistic temperament makes her a little oversensitive at times, and “Eli easily pulls me out of it.” Furthermore, “the fact that he ... «Jweekly.com, Jul 15»
7
'Midget' defenders need to grow up
And your only excuse for continuing to use "midget" is that you frankly don't care if it stings some people whom you consider oversensitive to ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
8
LAUNCH NEWS: Toasting a serious opponent
The latter was a little oversensitive on our drive, something that was also apparent with the park distance control and perimeter sensors. «BDlive, Jul 15»
9
How I Decided To Battle Depression After Watching My Father Deal …
This person that I had turned into – an oversensitive, cynical and miserable self- didn't let me have a moment of peace. The person I had turned ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jul 15»
10
When did it become the norm to be mean?
Maybe I was oversensitive - but why laugh at me? A more glaring example of meanness showed itself when our community school board was ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»

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