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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHipersensibilidad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ipersensibilidad
"Su hipersensibilidad a menudo causa malentendidos."
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2 senses- 1
The quality of being excessively sensitive to emotional or physical stimuli.
"Her oversensitivity to criticism made it difficult for her to accept feedback." - 2
An exaggerated emotional response to situations that may not warrant such a reaction.
"His oversensitivity often led to misunderstandings in social situations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'oversensitivity' is derived from the prefix 'over-', meaning excessively, and 'sensitivity', which comes from the Latin 'sensitivus', meaning capable of sensation. The word evolved in English during the late 19th century to describe an exaggerated emotional response to stimuli.
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Hypersensibilité
Transliteration: ipɛʁsɑ̃sibilite
"Sa hypersensibilité l'empêche de gérer les critiques."
Übersensibilität
Transliteration: yːbɐzɛnsɪbɪlɪtɛt
"Seine Übersensibilität führt oft zu Missverständnissen."
Ipersensibilità
Transliteration: ipersensibilità
"La sua ipersensibilità rende difficile accettare le critiche."
Hipersensibilidad
Transliteration: ipersensibilidad
"Su hipersensibilidad a menudo causa malentendidos."
Hipersensibilidade
Transliteration: hipersensibilidade
"A hipersensibilidade dela dificulta a aceitação de críticas."
अत्यधिक संवेदनशीलता
Transliteration: atyadhik sanvedanshilta
"उसकी अत्यधिक संवेदनशीलता आलोचना को सहन करना मुश्किल बनाती है।"
过度敏感
Transliteration: guòdù mǐngǎn
"她的过度敏感使她难以接受批评。"
과민성
Transliteration: gwaminseong
"그의 과민성은 종종 오해를 불러일으킨다."
過敏性
Transliteration: kabinsei
"彼の過敏性はしばしば誤解を招く。"
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