nervous hypersensitivity; oversensitive; jumpy
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2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
hypersensitivity of the nervous system; abnormal acuteness of nervous sensation
formalMedical term often associated with neurasthenia or anxiety disorders.
Cháng长
qī期
shī失
mián眠
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
shén神
jīng经
guò过
mǐn敏
。
Long-term insomnia can lead to nervous hypersensitivity.
Tā他
huàn患
yǒu有
shén神
jīng经
shuāi衰
ruò弱
，
bàn伴
yǒu有
shén神
jīng经
guò过
mǐn敏
de的
zhèng症
zhuàng状
。
He suffers from neurasthenia with symptoms of nervous hypersensitivity.
adjective
oversensitive; jumpy; overly suspicious; inclined to make a fuss about nothing
informalFigurative sense describing someone who reacts excessively to minor stimuli or imagines slights where none exist.
Nǐ你
yě也
tài太
shén神
jīng经
guò过
mǐn敏
le了
，
wǒ我
zhǐ只
bù不
guò过
kāi开
gè个
wán玩
xiào笑
。
You're too oversensitive; I was just joking.
Bié别
shén神
jīng经
guò过
mǐn敏
，
méi没
rén人
shuō说
nǐ你
huài坏
huà话
。
Don't be so paranoid; nobody is talking behind your back.
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Tā他
duì对
pī批
píng评
fēi非
cháng常
shén神
jīng经
guò过
mǐn敏
。
He is extremely sensitive to criticism.