English word hypersensitive comes from English sensitive, English hyper-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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sensitive | English (eng) | (of a person) easily offended, upset or hurt. (of an instrument) accurate. (of an issue, topic, etc.) capable of offending, upsetting or hurting. Responsive to stimuli.. Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses One with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive. |
hyper- | English (eng) | Excessive. Existing in more than three spatial dimensions. Linked non-sequentially. Over, above or beyond. |
hypersensitive | English (eng) | Excessively sensitive; easily offended.. Highly or abnormally sensitive to some substances or agents, especially to some allergen. |