hyperstitious

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adjective

Pertaining to hyperstitions, cultural self-fulfilling prophecies.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:hyperstitious.”

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Pertaining to hyperstitions, cultural self-fulfilling prophecies.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:hyperstitious.

  2. Exceptionally susceptible to superstitions (beliefs, not based on reason, that behavior can magically influence events).

Origin

hyper- + superstitious, replacing the super- element with the more intense hyper-.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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