hyperindividualism

noun

A tendency for people to act in a highly individual way, without regard to society.

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Meanings

nounhyperindividualism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA tendency for people to act in a highly individual way, without regard to society.

    As quickly as bottled water became a symbol of healthy hyperindividualism — sort of an iPod for your kidneys — a backlash turned it into the devil’s drink.

    2008 June 15, Lisa Margonelli, “Tapped Out”, in New York Times

Origin

From hyper- + individualism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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