Meanings
adjectivehyperaltruistic (comparative more hyperaltruistic, superlative most hyperaltruistic)
comparative more hyperaltruistic · superlative most hyperaltruistic
- Extremely altruistic.
However, this hyperaltruistic behavior was not seen in the volunteers who received levodopa.
2015 July 13, Molly Crockett, “How do common medications influence moral decisions?”, in The Guardian
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
- Proto-Italic*aljos
- Proto-Italic*aliteros
- Latinalterī
- Vulgar Latin*alterui
- Old Frenchautrui
- Frenchautrui
- Frenchaltruisme
- Englishaltruism
- Englishaltruist
- Englishaltruistic
- Englishhyperaltruistic
From hyper- + altruistic.
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APA
hyperaltruistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperaltruistic
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“hyperaltruistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperaltruistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperaltruistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperaltruistic.
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