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.

• 🇫🇷Qualifie une personne, un système ou un matériau qui réagit fortement ou rapidement à de faibles changements, stimuli ou facteurs externes. Souvent utilisé dans un contexte psychologique pour désigner les personnes ayant une grande sensibilité au traitement sensoriel.

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.

   🇫🇷très sensible

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.

   🇫🇷très sensible

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.

   🇫🇷très sensible (à manipuler avec précaution)