Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperstitious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-sti-tious
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to hyperstitions, cultural self-fulfilling prophecies.

adj

Exceptionally susceptible to superstitions (beliefs, not based on reason, that behavior can magically influence events).

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:hyperstitious."

Etymology

hyper- + superstitious, replacing the super- element with the more intense hyper-.

Questions

What does hyperstitious mean?: Pertaining to hyperstitions, cultural self-fulfilling prophecies.
Where does hyperstitious come from?: hyper- + superstitious, replacing the super- element with the more intense hyper-.

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