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hyperprosexia

British  
/ ˌhaɪpəprɒˈsɛksɪə /

noun

  1. psychol a condition in which the whole attention is occupied by one object or idea to the exclusion of others

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Etymology

Origin of hyperprosexia

C20: from hyper- + Greek prosexein to heed

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