oversensitivity

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Many of these stories have been reported as examples of “cancel culture” run amok or students displaying catastrophic oversensitivity.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2023

Traditional accounts have suggested that ASD is characterized by a fundamental lack of interpersonal interest; however, the results of our study align with other recent studies showing oversensitivity.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2019

An extraneous burden to my team, a mark of my oversensitivity they could ridicule later in the resident’s room over lunch.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2019

My difficulty regulating emotions and oversensitivity attracted bullies.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2016

“Frailness and oversensitivity from my mother. A fat liver from Stew. And all those old rugs.”

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee