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   hypervigilance

   /ˌhʌɪpəˈvɪdʒɪləns/

   noun

   • 1. extreme alertness, care, or caution: "despite hypervigilance by firefighting agencies, wildfires have exploded up and down hot, dry, windy California"
   • ▪ a state of or tendency towards being overly aware of one's environment and the potential dangers it presents: "patients are suffering post-traumatic stress disorder, where a normal level of alertness to risk has turned into a disabling hypervigilance"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from hyper- + vigilance.

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