hyperprofessionalism

US/ˌhaɪpɚprəˈfɛʃənəlɪzəm/

noun

The strong emphasis on professional behavior, standards, and formality beyond what is normally expected.

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Meanings

nounhyperprofessionalism (usually uncountable, plural hyperprofessionalisms)

plural hyperprofessionalisms

  1. uncountableusuallyThe strong emphasis on professional behavior, standards, and formality beyond what is normally expected.

    To describe this strong emphasis on performing work professionally we have created the term hyperprofessionalism.

    2012, Lennard J. Davis, chapter 4, in User-based Innovation in Services, Edward Elgar Publishing, →DOI, section 1, page 53

Origin

From hyperprofessional + -ism.

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