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# How to pronounce "over sensitive" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɒvɛrsɛnsɪtæɪv/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **o·ver·sen·si·tive**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.

### Example Sentences
- "hand over sensitive personal uh data Palestinian staff and their families. Or"
- "mandl stom is over sensitive impulsive unforeseeable he is also"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (11 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "over sensitive" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "not to comply with? >> Um, I mean, we c we we we could we could not comply basically with the requirements that force us to hand over sensitive personal uh data Palestinian staff and their families. Or we couldn't accept the political and ideological conditions that are unrelated to our humanitarian work imposed by this criteria. um"
- **Watch at 0:59**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fGlnFpHkPs&t=59s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "mandl stom is over sensitive impulsive unforeseeable he is also"
- **Watch at 68:14**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6FlWKyqUyM&t=4094s)

### Example 3
> "I might be a little over sensitive."
- **Watch at 39:16**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiEI6779JNU&t=2356s)

### Example 4
> "much to do about nothing well some people argue that uh the West W journalists are over sensitive about that I I think I think there is a problem with public management here I think that um uh uh the government uh it was a pride project this was a a project symbolic project"
- **Watch at 8:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dibhZFPRIvY&t=536s)

### Example 5
*Accent: UK*
> "characters Timothy gandhy slightly sort of sensitive over sensitive man probably romantic and his wife very romantic domineering wife is a bit HED children"
- **Watch at 2:24**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZysEtWYjqzA&t=144s)

### Example 6
*Accent: UK*
> "it's actually in our interest to be massively over sensitive uh because if you overd detect"
- **Watch at 46:16**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUjmuHW3gpQ&t=2776s)

### Example 7
> "to be, so we should probably figure out how it's getting into the house. This is kind of the same analogy I use. These things that can come in unimpeded, unchallenged into controlled US airspace, over sensitive military installations, potentially interfere with our nuclear equities and capabilities, we should probably figure out what these things are. With everything that you know in mind"
- **Watch at 71:54**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkNVSju99HY&t=4314s)

### Example 8
> "suggesting other investments for Epstein weeks later. Under official guidance, trade envoys have a duty of confidentiality over sensitive commercial or political information about relevant visits. The former Duke of York has been contacted for comment but has not responded. Andy Verity, BBC News."
- **Watch at 1:40**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn5KSyuzALU&t=100s)

### Example 9
> "for its own armed services after that attack by Russia on Ukraine Okay so we've we we've seen these uh these cables being cut in the Baltic and that now these drones being flown over sensitive sites what else is being seen as part of Russia's campaign of hybrid Warfare well this is the thing this"
- **Watch at 3:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlKQgO8Gw-Q&t=185s)

### Example 10
*Accent: AUS*
> "others. I would argue that in a in many cases autistic people are over sensitive, hyper sensitive to the needs"
- **Watch at 10:18**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9r7FVJhH04&t=618s)


## How to Pronounce "over sensitive"

- **Syllables**: o · ver · sen · si · tive
- **IPA**: `/ɒvɛrsɛnsɪtæɪv/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[over](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/over), [sensitive](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sensitive)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “over sensitive”?
“over sensitive” is pronounced /ɒvɛrsɛnsɪtæɪv/ (o · ver · sen · si · tive). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “over sensitive”?
“over sensitive” has 5 syllables: o · ver · sen · si · tive.

### What does “over sensitive” mean?
Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.

### How can I hear “over sensitive” used in real sentences?
This page has 11 real-world video examples of “over sensitive” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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