Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypervigilant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-vig-i-lant
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a state of hypervigilance.

Example Sentences

"And policy makers and currency traders are once again hypervigilant for signs that Asian central banks might redeploy part of their dollar-based debt holdings into non-American investments."

Etymology

From hyper- + vigilant.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Inflected Forms

more hypervigilant (comparative) most hypervigilant (superlative)

Questions

What does hypervigilant mean?: In a state of hypervigilance.
Where does hypervigilant come from?: From hyper- + vigilant.

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