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  • 1. supersensitive
  • Supersensitive in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. supersensitive
  • Supersensitive in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. supersensitive

adjective. having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor).

Synonyms

  • sensitized
  • hypersensitive
  • allergic
  • hypersensitized
  • sensitised
  • supersensitized
  • susceptible
  • supersensitised

Antonyms

  • invulnerable
  • unsusceptibility
  • protected
  • insensitive

Etymology

  • sensitive (English)
  • sensitif (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
  • super- (English)

Sentences with supersensitive


1. Adjective
Some claim that a bats hearing is supersensitive because of its use of sonar in hunting, but there have been no findings that these ultrasonic machines cause problems or are a nuisance to bats.

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