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Meaning of hypervigilance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

An enhanced state of sensory sensitivity accompanied by an exaggerated intensity of behaviors whose purpose is to detect threats.

uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština přecitlivělost

Русский сверхбдительность

Examples

“Studies that support the hypervigilance theory have largely used electrical stimulation or focal pressure to elicit the judgement of pain threshold.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

hyperviolence hypervirulence hyperviscoelasticity hyperviscosity hypervisibility hypervisor