hypervigilance

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

hyperawareness hyperresponsiveness hyperalertness hypervulnerability qui vive hypersensitization hyperesponsiveness hyperattention hyperactivism overalertness

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