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单词 hypervigilant
释义

hypervigilant

adjective

hy·​per·​vig·​i·​lant ˌhī-pər-ˈvi-jə-lənt How to pronounce hypervigilant (audio)
variants or hyper-vigilant
: extremely or excessively vigilant : highly or abnormally alert to potential danger or threat
After an accident or an assault, most people tend to feel unsafe, to have a reduced startle threshold, and to be hypervigilant. Irvin D. Yalom
Through its hypervigilant security measures, this state-run airline keeps its passengers safe from everyone except its own surly flight attendants. Craig Offman
We all have to be hyper-vigilant about our own affairs and those of our kids and elderly loved ones. Teresa Dixon Murray

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

hypervigilant

adjective

as in sleepless

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sleepless
  • hyperalert
  • wakeful
  • mindful
  • cognizant
  • cautious
  • wary
  • careful
  • heedful
  • observing
  • conscious
  • aware
  • sensitive
  • vigilant
  • regardful
  • keen
  • chary
  • sharp-eyed
  • watchful
  • prepared
  • alert
  • sharp
  • alive
  • awake
  • attentive
  • observant
  • ready
  • open-eyed
  • wide-awake
  • tentie
  • Argus-eyed
  • tenty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • distracted
  • oblivious
  • preoccupied
  • absent
  • unconscious
  • dazed
  • asleep
  • unaware
  • sleeping
  • absorbed
  • dreamy
  • dreaming
  • inattentive
  • careless
  • engrossed
  • absentminded
  • abstracted
  • unknowing
  • unwitting
  • unmindful
  • unprepared
  • insensible
  • unthinking
  • daydreaming
  • heedless
  • unwary
  • unready
  • faraway
  • unheeding
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