Etymology

hyperconsciousness

Today it means: Extreme consciousness of something; often, excessively extreme. Full definition →

English consciousness ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér
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  1. Englishhyperconscious
  2. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  3. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  4. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  6. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  7. Englishhyper-
  8. Englishconscious
  9. Englishconsciousness
  10. English todayhyperconsciousness

From hyperconscious + -ness, or from hyper- + consciousness.

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