hyperpatient

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adjective

Synonym of overpatient.

“Patience is a virtue, but those who are hyperpatient or hypertolerant risk inviting abusers to treat them like a doormat.”

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Meanings

adjectivehyperpatient (not generally comparable, comparative more hyperpatient, superlative most hyperpatient)

comparative more hyperpatient · superlative most hyperpatient

  1. not comparableuncommonusuallySynonym of overpatient.

    Patience is a virtue, but those who are hyperpatient or hypertolerant risk inviting abusers to treat them like a doormat.

    Synonyms: overpatient

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of overpatient.

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overpatient
Also see
hypertolerantoverpatient

Origin

From hyper- + patient.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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