hyperempathetic
hyperempathetic adjective: experiencing heightened or intense empathy.
Adjective
hyperempathetic (comparative more hyperempathetic, superlative most hyperempathetic)
- Experiencing heightened or intense empathy.
- Perhaps in reaction to Lola's lack of sensitivity, Wendy became hyper-empathetic, even to inanimate objects.2011, Julie Salamon, Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein, unnumbered page
- It was upon the basis of these ideas that our species – hyperempathetic, hyper-cooperative, homo sapiens – was founded and upon which we have found vast success.2024, Nathan J. Murphy, The Ideas That Rule Us: How Other People's Ideas Rule Our Lives and How to Change It, unnumbered page
Forms of hyperempathetic
| comparative | more hyperempathetic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hyperempathetic |
| alternative form | hyper-empathetic |
Origin of hyperempathetic
From hyper- + empathetic.
Questions about hyperempathetic
- What does hyperempathetic mean?
- Hyperempathetic means experiencing heightened or intense empathy.
- What part of speech is hyperempathetic?
- Hyperempathetic is an adjective.
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