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Hypervigilance
ˌhʌɪpəˈvɪdʒɪl(ə)n(t)s
Hypervigilance definitions
noun
hypervigilance
- extreme alertness, care, or caution
"despite hypervigilance by firefighting agencies, wildfires have exploded up and down hot, dry, windy California"
vigilance hypervigilance awareness watchfulness attentiveness attention circumspection wariness chariness heedfulness canniness discretion prudence- 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"