hyperalert

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adjective

Excessively alert, especially as a result of traumatic stress.

OriginEnglish alert ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

adjectivehyperalert (comparative more hyperalert, superlative most hyperalert)

comparative more hyperalert · superlative most hyperalert

  1. Excessively alert, especially as a result of traumatic stress.

Origin

  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. Englishalert
  8. Englishhyperalert

From hyper- + alert.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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