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hypersensitivity vs sensitivity

sensitivity vs hypersensitivity

hypersensitivity and sensitivity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hypersensitivity Yes No No No
sensitivity Yes No No No
As nouns, sensitivity is a hypernym of hypersensitivity; that is, sensitivity is a word with a broader meaning than hypersensitivity:
  • hypersensitivity: extreme sensitivity
  • sensitivity: (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
Other hypernyms of hypersensitivity include sensibility, sensitiveness.
As nouns, sensitivity is a hypernym of hypersensitivity; that is, sensitivity is a word with a broader meaning than hypersensitivity:
  • hypersensitivity: pathological sensitivity
  • sensitivity: susceptibility to a pathogen
Other hypernyms of hypersensitivity include predisposition.
hypersensitivity (noun) sensitivity (noun)
extreme sensitivity the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
pathological sensitivity the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
susceptibility to a pathogen
Difference between hypersensitivity and sensitivity

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