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oversensitive

/ˌoʊvərˈsɛnsətɪv/ /ˌoʊvərˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

Meanings
adjective
Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.

Examples :

"My brother is very oversensitive; he cries whenever someone criticizes his drawings. "
character mind emotion attitude human

Related Words

Illustration readily

readily adverb

/ˈɹɛdɪli/

Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.

"The suspect readily answered all questions the police officers asked him."

Illustration sensitivity

sensitivity noun

/ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti/

The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.

"My sister has a high sensitivity to loud noises, which makes it hard for her to enjoy crowded concerts. "

Illustration drawings

drawings noun

/ˈdɹɑ.ɪŋz/ /ˈdɹɔː(ɹ)ɪŋz/ /ˈdɹɔ.ɪŋz/

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

"The children hung their colorful drawings on the refrigerator. "

Illustration skinned

skinned verb

/skɪnd/

To injure the skin of.

"She skinned her knee when she fell off her bicycle. "

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

Illustration stimuli

stimuli noun

/ˈstɪmjʊlaɪ/ /ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ/

Any external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon.

"an economic stimulus"

Illustration excessive

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

Illustration brother

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

Son of the same parents as another person.

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

Illustration reacting

reacting verb

/riˈæktɪŋ/

To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact.

"The drama teacher asked the students to try reacting the scene with more emotion this time. "

Illustration whenever

whenever adverb

/wəˈnɛvə/ /hwəˈnɛvɚ/

(interrogative) When ever: emphatic form of when.

"Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?"

Illustration criticizes

criticizes verb

/ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzɪz/

To find fault (with something).

"My mom often criticizes my messy room. "