Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperalert

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-alert
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively alert, especially as a result of traumatic stress.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English alert English hyperalert From hyper- + alert.

Inflected Forms

more hyperalert (comparative) most hyperalert (superlative)

Derived Forms

hyperalertness

Questions

What does hyperalert mean?: Excessively alert, especially as a result of traumatic stress.
Where does hyperalert come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English alert English hyperalert From hyper- + alert.

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