hyperpartisanship

noun

A sharply polarized situation in which political parties are in fierce disagreement with each other

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

nounhyperpartisanship (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA sharply polarized situation in which political parties are in fierce disagreement with each other

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. Englishpartisanship
  8. Englishhyperpartisanship

From hyper- + partisanship.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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