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Oversensitive vs Hypersensitive - What's the difference?

oversensitive | hypersensitive |

As adjectives the difference between oversensitive and hypersensitive

is that oversensitive is having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned while hypersensitive is highly or abnormally sensitive to a stimulus, especially to some allergen.

oversensitive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.

    • hypersensitive

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Highly or abnormally sensitive to a stimulus, especially to some allergen.

    • Related terms

    * hypersensitivity * hypersensitize * hypersensitized