Etymology

hyperprosexia

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Today it means: Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing to the exclusion of everything else. Full definition →

Ancient Greek προσέχω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπροσέχω
  2. English todayhyperprosexia

From hyper-, with the latter part derived ultimately from Ancient Greek προσέχω (prosékhō).

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