hypervigilant

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adjective

In a state of hypervigilance.

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Meanings

adjectivehypervigilant (comparative more hypervigilant, superlative most hypervigilant)

comparative more hypervigilant · superlative most hypervigilant

  1. In a state of hypervigilance.

    And policy makers and currency traders are once again hypervigilant for signs that Asian central banks might redeploy part of their dollar-based debt holdings into non-American investments.

    2007 August 25, “Dollars for Sale”, in New York Times

Origin

From hyper- + vigilant.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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