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överkänslig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hypersensitive adj Highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents, especially to some allergen.
  • oversensitive adj Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.
  • touchy adjective Easily upset or offended; quick to take offense.

Senses

överkänslig is used for these senses in English:

  • hypersensitive Highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents, especially to some allergen.
  • oversensitive Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.
  • touchy (of a person) Easily offended, oversensitive.

hypersensitive — full definition

  1. adj Highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents, especially to some allergen.
  2. adj Excessively sensitive; easily offended.

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