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- noun biochemistry, pharmacology Extreme
sensitivity (of the body) to achemical .
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Examples
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I had my own supersensitivity—to nuances in language and behavior—but I wanted to experience the world through the eyes of someone who had the Eye.
As Husbands Go Susan Isaacs 2010
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I had my own supersensitivity—to nuances in language and behavior—but I wanted to experience the world through the eyes of someone who had the Eye.
As Husbands Go Susan Isaacs 2010
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Given the First Couple's supersensitivity, that's remarkable -- and a sign that the president may need McCurry more than McCurry needs him.
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A test of the supersensitivity hypothesis [An article from: Addictive Behaviors] by V.M. Gonzalez
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The supersensitivity to dopamine that is characteristic of schizophrenia can be caused by mutations to a wide variety of genes, rather than alterations to just two or three specific genes, says a University of Toronto researcher.
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Because of his Masculine Pretense, he suffers an exaggerated fear of being imprisoned, a supersensitivity to loss of freedom, as if his whole manhood rested on staying loose and resisting requirements.
Why Men Won’t Commit George Weinberg 2002
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Because of his Masculine Pretense, he suffers an exaggerated fear of being imprisoned, a supersensitivity to loss of freedom, as if his whole manhood rested on staying loose and resisting requirements.
Why Men Won’t Commit George Weinberg 2002
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Because of his Masculine Pretense, he suffers an exaggerated fear of being imprisoned, a supersensitivity to loss of freedom, as if his whole manhood rested on staying loose and resisting requirements.
Why Men Won’t Commit George Weinberg 2002
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Because of his Masculine Pretense, he suffers an exaggerated fear of being imprisoned, a supersensitivity to loss of freedom, as if his whole manhood rested on staying loose and resisting requirements.
Why Men Won’t Commit George Weinberg 2002
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Sometimes it's our supersensitivity -- paranoia, really.
Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism 1992
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