hyperreactive
adjective
medicalspecialized(alsohyper-reactive)uk/ˌhaɪ.pə.riˈæk.tɪv/us/ˌhaɪ.pɚ.riˈæk.tɪv/reactingverystronglytophysicalstimuli(= things thatcauseareaction):
Asthmaattacksarecausedby hyperreactiveairways.
Thepatientis hyper-reactivetounexpectedorloudstimuli.
- Babyanimalsthat areseparatedfromcaregiversmaybecomehyperreactive tostresslater.
- He maypossiblyhavesufferedfrom hyperreactiveairway(HRA)diseasein the past.
- Theunexpectedfindingwasexplainedby researchers as a hyper-reactiveresponseto apositivesituation.
Reacting and responding
- act onsomething
- backlash
- bat
- batsomethingback
- bite
- bite back (atsomeone/something)
- overreaction
- pearl-clutching
- play it by earidiom
- press/pushsomeone'sbuttonsidiom
- press/push/hit (all) the right buttonsidiom
- reaction
- respond
- sensitive
- supersensitivity
- ticklish
- ultra-sensitive
- wake
- wake up!idiom
- whitelash