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hypersecrecy

hypersecrecy noun: extreme secrecy.

Noun

hypersecrecy (uncountable)

  1. Extreme secrecy
    • Loopholes are easy to maneuver in an atmosphere of hypersecrecy […]2009 January 11, Christopher Dickey, “The Surveillance-Industrial Complex”, in New York Times

Origin of hypersecrecy

From hyper- + secrecy.

Questions about hypersecrecy

What does hypersecrecy mean?
Hypersecrecy means extreme secrecy.
What part of speech is hypersecrecy?
Hypersecrecy is a noun.

Words near hypersecrecy in the dictionary

  1. hyperscrupulosity
  2. hyperscrupulous
  3. hyperseasonal
  4. hyperseasonality
  5. hyperseborrhea
  6. hypersecrecy
  7. hypersecrete
  8. hypersecreted
  9. hypersecretes
  10. hypersecreting
  11. hypersecretion

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