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hyperfix

hyperfix verb: to hyperfixate.

Verb

hyperfix (third-person singular simple present hyperfixes, present participle hyperfixing, simple past and past participle hyperfixed)

  1. (Internet) To hyperfixate.
    • Literally all of these 🤣 [...] Unless I'm hyperfixing. [...] Usually with spreadsheets and Excel etc. Then I'm stuck all day without needing to eat or move lol2021 October 15, Jacquie Hooper, Facebook
    • I've logged too many hours in on this game and I definitely get hyperfixed on it.2022 March 27, u/CitizenDolan, Reddit

Noun

hyperfix (plural hyperfixes)

  1. (Internet) A hyperfixation.
    • miu iruma is such an adhd icon...like. pulling all nighters one hyperfixated project, loud voice, impulsive as hell, no filter, says shit thats not socially appropriate then is legit confused when people dont Like That, "likes childrens television" thats her main hyperfix2018 July 28, @wiihtigo, Twitter
    • Yeah, I completely agree. I constantly have these weird limbo periods where nothing seems to interest me and so I end up trying to get back into an old hyperfix, only to get bored and like you said, end up mindlessly scrolling through my phone, and I'll get completely understimulated.2021 October 17, u/Very_Lesbian, Reddit

Examples of hyperfix in a sentence

  • That's because folks living with ADHD tend to hyperfix on certain things.2022 December 27, Jackie Lam, “Adults With ADHD Are Getting Very Candid About How It Can Affect Their Relationships And Sex Life, And This...
  • gonna b honest, my ii hyperfix is really dying out this time and i think im gonna be hyperfixated on welcome home now.2023 March 29, berryicet, Tumblr (blog):

Forms of hyperfix

Verb
third-person singular presenthyperfixes
present participlehyperfixing
past participlehyperfixed
pasthyperfixed
Noun
pluralhyperfixes

Origin of hyperfix

Clipping of hyperfixate.

Clipping of hyperfixation.

Questions about hyperfix

What does hyperfix mean?
Hyperfix means to hyperfixate.
How do you use hyperfix in a sentence?
That's because folks living with ADHD tend to hyperfix on certain things.
What part of speech is hyperfix?
Hyperfix can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of hyperfix?
The past tense of hyperfix is hyperfixed.

Words near hyperfix in the dictionary

  1. hyperfine structures
  2. hyperfinite
  3. hyperfiniteness
  4. hyperfit
  5. hyperfitness
  6. hyperfix
  7. hyperfixate
  8. hyperfixated
  9. hyperfixates
  10. hyperfixating
  11. hyperfixation

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