hyperconscious

American  

[hahy-per-kon-shuhs] / ˌhaɪ pərˈkɒn ʃəs /

adjective

1. acutely aware.

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Other Word Forms

• hyperconsciously adverb
• hyperconsciousness noun

Etymology

Origin of hyperconscious

hyper- + conscious

Example Sentences

“I often felt awkward and hyperconscious, like people were staring at me or that I always had to be on my best behavior so that I represented the Army in a positive way.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023

But I was also a little worried that wearing a CGM would make me hyperconscious about everything I’m eating—as well as skeptical of the lofty claims made by the companies that promote them.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2022

Like cast members on a reality show’s third season, each woman is hyperconscious of her own “type,” and, by extension, how the culture sees her story, through condescending lenses like chick lit and mommy wars.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 26, 2017

All she knew was that in more than three hours of hyperconscious running, she had not seen Miller once.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2016

Again, I became hyperconscious of certain minute details — the pull of the bar on my armpits, the rough, stringy texture of the grip tape in my palms — and not at all of others.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2013