hyperfocused

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adjective

Extremely focused; unwavering.

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

adjectivehyperfocused (comparative more hyperfocused, superlative most hyperfocused)

comparative more hyperfocused · superlative most hyperfocused

  1. Extremely focused; unwavering.

    While Brown distracted the usually hyperfocused Mangini, safety Kerry Rhodes and linebackers Eric Barton and Jonathan Vilma grabbed a cooler of Gatorade and surreptitiously assumed their positions according to plan.

    2007 January 1, Karen Crouse, “With Wild-Card Spot Clinched, Jets Can Finally Talk Playoffs”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of hyperfocus

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. Englishfocused
  8. Englishhyperfocused

From hyper- + focused.

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Translations

Spanish hiperenfocado
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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