hyperempathetic

comparative more hyperempathetic · superlative most hyperempathetic · alternative hyper-empathetic

1. human sciencesExperiencing heightened or intense empathy.

   Hyper-empathetic people are deeply impacted by the energy and emotions of those around them.

   2024, Megan Anna Neff, Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask!, page 68

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   Perhaps in reaction to Lola's lack of sensitivity, Wendy became hyper-empathetic, even to inanimate objects.

   2011, Julie Salamon, Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein, unnumbered page

   It was upon the basis of these ideas that our species – hyperempathetic, hyper-cooperative, homo sapiens – was founded and upon which we have found vast success.

   2024, Nathan J. Murphy, The Ideas That Rule Us: How Other People's Ideas Rule Our Lives and How to Change It, unnumbered page