hypersensitivity
noun/ˌhaɪpəˌsensəˈtɪvəti/
/ˌhaɪpərˌsensəˈtɪvəti/
[uncountable]- hypersensitivity (to something) a medical condition that causes the body to have extreme physical reactions to particular substances, medicines, light, etc.
- patients with hypersensitivity to the drug
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- hypersensitivity (to something) the fact of being very easily offended
- his hypersensitivity to any kind of criticism
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