hypervigilant
Americanadjective
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especially wary or alert.
All high school and college coaches need to be hypervigilant about suspected brain injuries.
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overly sensitive and reactive to stimuli.
PTSD sufferers may experience nightmares and heightened anxiety, and they may be hypervigilant and develop an increased startle response.
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Hypervigilant colleagues and neighbors report each other for supposedly subversive activities.
From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022
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