hyperprosexia

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noun

Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.

OriginAncient Greek προσέχω →
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Meanings

nounhyperprosexia (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountablemedicineExcessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπροσέχω
  2. Englishhyperprosexia

From hyper-, with the latter part derived ultimately from Ancient Greek προσέχω (prosékhō).

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

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

Chicago

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

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