supersensitiveness

I remembered (very dimly) my own supersensitiveness at Eustace's age.

Supersensitiveness ofttimes begets a preternatural and almost uncanny ability to sense the secret motives underlying the acts of others.

Weakest Points Too great excitability, irresponsibility and supersensitiveness, are the weakest points of this type.

Most Easily Hurt Because of his supersensitiveness the Thoracic's feelings are more easily hurt than those of other types, as every one who has ever had a florid friend or sweetheart will remember.

Jude lifted the boy to a level with himself, keenly regarded him with gloomy tenderness, and telling him he would have been met if they had known of his coming so soon, set him provisionally in a chair whilst he went to look for Sue, whose supersensitiveness was disturbed, as he knew.