hyperpartisan

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adjective

Extremely partisan; extremely biased in favor of a political party.

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

adjectivehyperpartisan (comparative more hyperpartisan, superlative most hyperpartisan)

comparative more hyperpartisan · superlative most hyperpartisan

  1. Extremely partisan; extremely biased in favor of a political party.
  2. Sharply polarized by political parties in fierce disagreement with each other.
nounhyperpartisan (plural hyperpartisans)

plural hyperpartisans

  1. An extreme political partisan.

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. Englishpartisan
  8. Englishhyperpartisan

From hyper- + partisan.

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APA

hyperpartisan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperpartisan

MLA

“hyperpartisan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperpartisan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperpartisan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperpartisan.

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