supersensitivity
Excessive reaction tendency
Supersensitivity is heightened or excessive sensitivity—to stimuli, criticism, allergens, or emotional slights.
In medicine, it describes an exaggerated response to drugs or substances, often after prolonged exposure or withdrawal.
More loosely, it characterizes someone who reacts intensely to what others might shrug off: His supersensitivity to any perceived slight made collaboration difficult.
Increased in degree
- hyperawareExcessively conscious of surroundings
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
- overreactiveResponding beyond what's warranted
- hair-triggerExtremely sensitive mechanism
hypersensitized · thin-skinned · reactive · hyperresponsive · hyperalert · overresponsive · hyperreactivity · exaggerated response
Reactivity to radiant energy
- phonophobiaPathological dread of sounds
- misophoniaSound-triggered emotional disorder
- overstimulationExcessive sensory input
- proprioceptiveSensing one's own position
Easily hurt by remarks
- touchyEasily upset or offended
- easily offendedProne to taking umbrage
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- touchinessReadiness to feel slighted
overwhelmed · fragile · defensive · prickly · temperamental · high-strung · overemotional
Immune reaction triggers
- histamineAllergy-response compound
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- allergic reactionImmune system's hostile response
cross-reactivity · immune response · antihistamines · epinephrine · skin prick test · atopy · allergenic · immunogenic
heightened
Increased in degree
- hyperawareExcessively conscious of surroundings
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
- overreactiveResponding beyond what's warranted
hair-trigger · hypersensitized · thin-skinned · reactive · hyperresponsive · hyperalert · overresponsive · hyperreactivity · exaggerated response · amplified
photosensitivity
Reactivity to radiant energy
- phonophobiaPathological dread of sounds
- misophoniaSound-triggered emotional disorder
- overstimulationExcessive sensory input
thin-skinned
Easily hurt by remarks
- touchyEasily upset or offended
- easily offendedProne to taking umbrage
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
touchiness · overwhelmed · fragile · defensive · prickly · temperamental · high-strung · overemotional
allergens
Immune reaction triggers
- histamineAllergy-response compound
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
allergic reaction · cross-reactivity · immune response · antihistamines · epinephrine · skin prick test · atopy · allergenic · immunogenic · sensitizer
- drug effectsanalgesia, allergic reaction, stimulation, vasodilation, vasoconstriction
supersensitivityinsensitivity
Lack of emotional awareness
hyposensitivity · numbness · unresponsiveness · desensitization · insensibility
supersensitivitytoughness
Resilient durability under strain
hardness · resilience · stoicism · emotional armor · callousness
super, senses, sensed, sensing, sensible, sensibly, sensibility, sensibilities, sensitive