ultrasensitivity

noun

The quality of being ultrasensitive.

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Meanings

nounultrasensitivity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being ultrasensitive.

    “In the age of ultrasensitivity to sexual harassment, people might think that this guy’s response about women being depreciating assets is not exactly how they want their firm to be perceived by the public,” he said.

    2007 October 8, Andrew Adam Newman, “Acquisitive Craigslist Post Reddens Faces All Around”, in New York Times

Origin

From ultra- + sensitivity.

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APA

ultrasensitivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultrasensitivity

MLA

“ultrasensitivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultrasensitivity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ultrasensitivity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultrasensitivity.

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