hyperphrenia

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noun

A state of mental overactivity such as occurs in flights of ideas or in a manic episode.

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Meanings

nounhyperphrenia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA state of mental overactivity such as occurs in flights of ideas or in a manic episode.

Origin

From hyper- + -phrenia.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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