hyperfocus
hyperfocus noun: an intense form of mental concentration or visualization that focuses the consciousness on a narrow subject.
Noun
hyperfocus (uncountable)
- An intense form of mental concentration or visualization that focuses the consciousness on a narrow subject.
- Such are the three branches of the first power or focal passions, whereof unityism is the trunk or hyperfocus.1851, Charles Fourier, Hugh Doherty, John Reynell Morell, The Passions of the Human Soul, Hippolyte Bailliere, page 308
- Such are the three branches of the first power or focal passions, whereof unityism is the trunk or hyperfocus.1907, The American Amateur Photographer and Camera & Dark Room, American Photographic Public Company, page 308
Verb
hyperfocus (third-person singular simple present hyperfocuses or hyperfocusses, present participle hyperfocusing or hyperfocussing, simple past and past participle hyperfocused or hyperfocussed)
Forms of hyperfocus
| third-person singular present | hyperfocuses |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | hyperfocusses |
| present participle | hyperfocusing |
| present participle | hyperfocussing |
| past participle | hyperfocused |
| past | hyperfocused |
| past participle | hyperfocussed |
| past | hyperfocussed |
Origin of hyperfocus
From hyper- + focus.
Questions about hyperfocus
- What does hyperfocus mean?
- Hyperfocus means an intense form of mental concentration or visualization that focuses the consciousness on a narrow subject.
- What part of speech is hyperfocus?
- Hyperfocus can be a noun or a verb.
Words near hyperfocus in the dictionary
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