過敏(かびん)

かびん
na-adjective
hypersensitive; oversensitive; allergic
1. hypersensitive; oversensitive
Reacting more strongly than normal to stimuli, whether physical (allergens, chemicals) or emotional (criticism, noise). Used in both medical and general contexts.
肌(はだ)が過敏(かびん)になっている。
My skin has become hypersensitive.
彼(かれ)は批判(ひはん)に対(たい)して過敏(かびん)に反応(はんのう)する。
He reacts oversensitively to criticism.
花粉(かふん)の時期(じき)は鼻(はな)が過敏(かびん)になって何(なに)もかも匂(にお)いが気(き)になる。
During pollen season my nose becomes hypersensitive and every smell bothers me.

USAGE:
過敏(かびん) can describe both physical sensitivity (allergies, skin conditions) and emotional/psychological sensitivity (overreacting to criticism or stimuli).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 過敏症(かびんしょう) (hypersensitivity; allergy)
  • 過敏性腸症候群(かびんせいちょうしょうこうぐん) (irritable bowel syndrome / IBS)
  • 化学物質過敏症(かがくぶっしつかびんしょう) (chemical sensitivity)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 過敏(かびん)に反応(はんのう)する (to react oversensitively)
  • 過敏(かびん)になる (to become hypersensitive)
  • 神経(しんけい)過敏(かびん) (nervous hypersensitivity)
general
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