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hyperalert

hyperalert adjective: excessively alert, especially as a result of traumatic stress.

Adjective

hyperalert (comparative more hyperalert, superlative most hyperalert)

  1. Excessively alert, especially as a result of traumatic stress.

Forms of hyperalert

comparativemore hyperalert
superlativemost hyperalert

Origin of hyperalert

From hyper- + alert.

Words formed from hyperalert

Questions about hyperalert

What does hyperalert mean?
Hyperalert means excessively alert, especially as a result of traumatic stress.
What part of speech is hyperalert?
Hyperalert is an adjective.

Words near hyperalert in the dictionary

  1. hyperalbuminurias
  2. hyperaldosteronaemia
  3. hyperaldosteronemia
  4. hyperaldosteronism
  5. hyperaldosteronisms
  6. hyperalert
  7. hyperalertness
  8. hyperalgebra
  9. hyperalgebraic
  10. hyperalgebras
  11. hyperalgesia

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