highly sensitive

Describes a person, system, or material that reacts strongly or quickly to small changes, stimuli, or external factors. Often used in psychological contexts to refer to individuals with heightened sensory processing sensitivity.

• 🇩🇪Beschreibt eine Person, ein System oder ein Material, die bzw. das stark oder schnell auf kleine Veränderungen, Reize oder äußere Einflüsse reagiert. Wird häufig im psychologischen Kontext verwendet, um Menschen mit einer erhöhten sensorischen Empfindlichkeit zu bezeichnen.

1. Easily affected emotionally B2 formal

   Describes a person who reacts strongly to emotional stimuli, criticism, or the feelings of others.

   • She is highly sensitive to negative feedback.
   • As a highly sensitive person, he often feels overwhelmed in crowded places.
   • The child is highly sensitive and needs a calm environment.

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2. Very responsive to physical stimuli B2 formal

   Describes a person or thing that reacts strongly to physical sensations like touch, light, sound, or pain.

   • His skin is highly sensitive to sunlight.
   • The device is highly sensitive to temperature changes.
   • Some people have highly sensitive teeth that hurt when eating cold food.

   🇩🇪Hochsensibel

3. Requiring careful handling B2 formal

   Describes a situation, topic, or piece of equipment that needs to be treated with great care due to its delicate nature.

   • This is a highly sensitive political issue.
   • The laboratory uses highly sensitive equipment.
   • The documents contain highly sensitive information.

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