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hyperachievement

hyperachievement noun: a very high level of achievement.

Noun

hyperachievement (uncountable)

  1. A very high level of achievement.
    • America’s culture of hyperachievement among the affluent has been under scrutiny for at least the last decade, but recent suicide clusters, including the deaths of three high school students and one recent graduate in Palo Alto, Calif., have renewed the debate.2015 July 27, Julie Scelfo, “Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection”, in New York Times

Origin of hyperachievement

From hyper- + achievement.

Questions about hyperachievement

What does hyperachievement mean?
Hyperachievement means a very high level of achievement.
What part of speech is hyperachievement?
Hyperachievement is a noun.

Words near hyperachievement in the dictionary

  1. hyperacetylate
  2. hyperacetylated
  3. hyperacetylating
  4. hyperacetylation
  5. hyperacetylations
  6. hyperachievement
  7. hyperacid
  8. hyperacidic
  9. hyperacidification
  10. hyperacidifications
  11. hyperacidified

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