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TOPIK 5adjective

과민하다

gwaminhada

과민해요 · 과민했어요 · 과민한 (+noun)

to be oversensitive, hypersensitive

Example

제가 그 말에 너무 과민하게 반응했나 봐요.

I guess I overreacted to that comment.

Word parts

과 excessive민 sensitive

Literally 'excessively sensitive'.

Good to know

Very common in 과민 반응 (overreaction) and 과민성 대장 증후군 (irritable bowel syndrome).