Definition of Hypervigilance

a state of extreme awareness of something

Examples of Hypervigilance in a sentence

Due to the trauma he had suffered in the past, Ashton’s hypervigilance always had him on alert for people with ill intentions.  🔊

The paranoid woman’s hypervigilance put her on the lookout for anyone that looked even remotely suspicious.  🔊

I suffer from a terrible form of hypervigilance where I am painfully aware of every single sound when trying to sleep.  🔊

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