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hypervigilant
[ hahy-per-vij-uh-luhnt ]
adjective
- especially wary or alert:
All high school and college coaches need to be hypervigilant about suspected brain injuries.
- overly sensitive and reactive to stimuli:
PTSD sufferers may experience nightmares and heightened anxiety, and they may be hypervigilant and develop an increased startle response.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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- ³ó²â·±è±ð°ù·±¹¾±²µÂ·¾±Â·±ô²¹²Ô³Ù·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hypervigilant1
Example Sentences
As someone who likes to have the same breakfast every morning — a slice of apple pie — and is hypervigilant about counting ballots, all the changes have been hard, but exciting.
He accused attorneys for the city of minimizing the threat that such officers face while dealing with suspects who have a propensity for violence and are hypervigilant about the presence of law enforcement.
Therefore, I am hypervigilant and try to reduce my e-footprint, but not immune.
The list of activities that could get millions of Americans arrested by a hypervigilant enforcer of the statute is mind-blowing.
Smith described Crumbley as a “hypervigilant†mom despite evidence presented at trial to the contrary.
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