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UK
/haɪpˈɜːsənsɪtˌɪv/
]
[ US /ˌhaɪpɝˈsɛnsɪtɪv/ ]
[ US /ˌhaɪpɝˈsɛnsɪtɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)
hypersensitive to pollen
allergic children
How To Use hypersensitive In A Sentence
- Safe administration of influenza vaccine in asthmatic children hypersensitive to egg proteins. Egg Allergies
- Adolescents who are depressed may be hypersensitive and overreact to minor problems or embarrassments.
- The oxidative stress caused by ozone may serve as the initial signal for programmed cell death and a hypersensitive response.
- Whether can shrimp paste also have hypersensitive state to the skin?
- At various times, Roosevelt had the Russian czar, the German kaiser, and the hypersensitive Japanese eating out of his hand, however reluctantly.
- The presence of a high concordance for the CA-hypersensitive phenotype, observed also in dizygotic twins, strongly influenced the correlation coefficients for CA.
- Green pepper contains the plant ferredoxin-like amphipathic protein (Pflp) or hypersensitive response-assisting protein (Hrap) which are considered novel plant proteins that give crops enhanced resistance against deadly pathogens. INTER PRESS SERVICE
- This rejection sensitivity inevitably becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy as the individual becomes hypersensitive to any deviation of affection.
- The spider is solitary and nocturnal and will bite only as a last resort, but people who are hypersensitive to the venom may be at risk.
- He was hypersensitive in tactility and smell, and he was inappropriate socially, repeating questions and comments.