hypersensitivity
noun /ˌhaɪpəˌsensəˈtɪvəti/
/ˌhaɪpərˌsensəˈtɪvəti/
[uncountable]- hypersensitivity (to something) a medical condition that causes the body to have extreme physical reactions to particular substances, medicines, light, etc.
- patients with hypersensitivity to the drug
- hypersensitivity (to something) the fact of being very easily offended
- his hypersensitivity to any kind of criticism