hyperconstrict

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verb

To constrict excessively

OriginEnglish constrict ← Latin cōnstrictus ← Proto-Italic *strengō →
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Meanings

verbhyperconstrict (third-person singular simple present hyperconstricts, present participle hyperconstricting, simple past and past participle hyperconstricted)

present singular third person hyperconstricts · participle present hyperconstricting · participle past hyperconstricted · past hyperconstricted

  1. To constrict excessively

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. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincōn-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
  14. Proto-Italic*stringō
  15. Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
  17. Proto-Italic*strengō
  18. Latinstringō
  19. Latincōnstringō
  20. Latincōnstrictus
  21. Englishconstrict
  22. Englishhyperconstrict

From hyper- + constrict.

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APA

hyperconstrict. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperconstrict

MLA

“hyperconstrict.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperconstrict. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperconstrict,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperconstrict.

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