Etymology

hyperawareness

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Today it means: The state of being hyperaware: extremely sensitive to stimuli. Full definition →

English awareness ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishaware
  8. Englishhyperaware
  9. Englishhyper-
  10. Englishaware
  11. Englishawareness
  12. English todayhyperawareness

From hyperaware + -ness, or from hyper- + awareness.

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