hyperesthetic
/ˌhaɪpərɛsˈθɛtɪk/
adjective
- Having an abnormally increased sensitivity to sensory stimuli, such as touch, pain, or sound.
- After the accident, she became hyperesthetic and found even a light breeze painful on her skin.
- Some people with migraines become hyperesthetic to light and need to rest in a dark room.
- The hyperesthetic patient could not tolerate the hum of the refrigerator in the next room.
- Figuratively, being overly sensitive or reactive to emotional or social cues.
- He was so hyperesthetic to criticism that a gentle suggestion felt like an attack.
- In her hyperesthetic state, she interpreted every neutral comment as a personal insult.
- The artist's hyperesthetic nature made her work deeply emotional but also left her easily hurt.
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