supersensitivity

su·per·sen·si·tive

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soo-per-sen-si-tiv]
- /ˌsu pərˈsɛn sɪ tɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soo-per-sen-si-tiv]
- /ˌsu pərˈsɛn sɪ tɪv/

Definitions of supersensitivity word

adjective supersensitivity extremely or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive: a supersensitive smoke detector. 1
adjective supersensitivity Electricity. of or relating to relays that operate on very small currents, below about 250 microamperes. 1
adjective supersensitivity hypersensitive (def 2). 1

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Origin of supersensitivity

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; super- + sensitive

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Parts of speech for Supersensitivity

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Supersensitivity

supersensitivity popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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