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hyper-empathy

hyper-empathy is the alternative spelling of hyperempathy.

Meaning of hyperempathy

Noun

hyperempathy (uncountable)

  1. The state of having an above-average level of empathy, or of experiencing empathy more intensely than others.
    • And hyper-empathy about others' suffering can get in the way of our ability to function.2020, Sarah Jaquette Ray, A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet, page 107

Questions about hyper-empathy

What is hyper-empathy the alternative spelling of?
Hyper-empathy is the alternative spelling of hyperempathy.

Words near hyper-empathy in the dictionary

  1. hyper-correctism
  2. hyper-correctisms
  3. hyper-corrective
  4. hyper-correctness
  5. hyper-empathetic
  6. hyper-empathy
  7. hyper-empirical
  8. hyper-explosion
  9. hyper-explosions
  10. hyper-foreign
  11. hyper-foreignism

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