"highly sensitive person" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: highly sensitive persons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} highly sensitive person (plural highly sensitive persons)
  1. (psychology) A person with a particularly high measure of sensory processing sensitivity. Categories (topical): Psychology Synonyms: HSP Translations (Translations): persona altamente sensible [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-highly_sensitive_person-en-noun-9YGJS1Q8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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