oversensitive
Example Sentences
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“Or maybe I was just oversensitive. My therapist says I’m trying to control things because my life feels out of control.”
From Literature
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"I think growing up undiagnosed, you grow up thinking everything you're doing is wrong because you're different and you then internalise a lot of that so you're very oversensitive as well," she said.
From BBC
The mightiest of Vought’s ultra-marketed superstars, Homelander, played by Antony Starr, is believed by many in the world of “The Boys” to be America’s greatest hero; in reality, he’s an oversensitive, egotistical demagogue.
From Los Angeles Times
But we don't know why some people have an oversensitive nervous system - and why it reacts to some things and not others.
From BBC
“The result today is, for some people, that our immune systems are oversensitive, and sometimes they turn on themselves.”
From Seattle Times
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