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hyperawareness

hyperawareness noun: the state of being hyperaware: extremely sensitive to stimuli.

Noun

hyperawareness

  1. The state of being hyperaware: extremely sensitive to stimuli.
    • Near-synonyms: hyperconsciousness, overconsciousness
    • Rouaud's narration is an exercise in hyperawareness; it is a vision of a world magnified in the dewdrops of an extreme sensibility.1998 January 9, Richard Bernstein, “'The World More or Less': A Sad Life, Through Thick Glasses, Wittily”, in The New York Times

Synonyms of hyperawareness

Origin of hyperawareness

From hyperaware + -ness, or from hyper- + awareness.

Questions about hyperawareness

What does hyperawareness mean?
Hyperawareness means the state of being hyperaware: extremely sensitive to stimuli.
What part of speech is hyperawareness?
Hyperawareness is a noun.

Words near hyperawareness in the dictionary

  1. hyperauthorship
  2. hyperautofluorescence
  3. hyperautofluorescent
  4. hyperautomation
  5. hyperaware
  6. hyperawareness
  7. hyperazotemia
  8. hyperball
  9. hyperballs
  10. hyperband
  11. hyperbarbarous

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