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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
oversensitive
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But maybe, having been on our own for so long, we were just oversensitive.
▪ Cornering adjustability verges on the sensational, providing huge entertainment, though the brakes are oversensitive.
▪ Did she detect a conspiracy, or was she becoming a little oversensitive? she wondered.
▪ He was reacting in an oversensitive manner to helpful remarks from the foreman.
▪ Some are oversensitive, which leads to annoyance and casts doubt on readings which might not be inaccurate.
▪ Such oversensitive children may have attention problems.
Wiktionary
oversensitive

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

WordNet
oversensitive

adj. unduly sensitive or thin-skinned

Usage examples of "oversensitive".

It was what come of buying paternalistic gadgets, high-strung, humanistic calculators, oversensitive, emotional machines.

Compassion is more important than either intellect or an oversensitive 'holi-All good mediums are people who are willing to serve and help others by passing on messages from the dead.