神经过敏

神經過敏

shénjīngguòmǐn

adjective

Meanings

1 jumpy; oversensitive
2 neurotic; paranoid
3 (medical) hyperesthesia of the nervous system

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Examples

你别神经过敏，他只是开个玩笑。

Nǐ bié shénjīngguòmǐn, tā zhǐ shì kāi gè wánxiào.

Don't be so paranoid — he's just joking.

失眠让他变得神经过敏。

Shīmián ràng tā biàn de shénjīngguòmǐn.

Insomnia made him jumpy and oversensitive.

Tips

usage

Started as a clinical term for a symptom of 神经衰弱 (neurasthenia), then broadened into everyday speech meaning 'reading too much into things' or 'making a fuss over nothing'.

Stroke Order

神 shén

经 jīng

过 guò

敏 mǐn