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Hypervigilance
Meaning
Noun
●
An
enhanced
state of
sensory
sensitivity
accompanied
by an
exaggerated
intensity
of
behaviors
whose
purpose
is to
detect
threats.
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Origin
hypervigilance
English
hyper-
English
ὑπέρ
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
vigilance
English
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Etym
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