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hyperdeveloped en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- French développerbor. English develop Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English developed English hyperdeveloped From hyper- + developed.

Meanings

1. Developed to a very high degree.
   • What the extreme brain theory fails to consider, however, are the adverse consequences of a hyperdeveloped capacity for empathy... 2006, Dante Cicchetti, Donald J Cohen, Developmental Psychopathology:
   • All the hyperdeveloped nations suffered equally from this slump. 1985, Brian M Stableford, David Langford, The Third Millennium:

Forms

Antonyms

underdeveloped

Relateds

development

Translations (1)

fr hyperdéveloppé (developed to a very high degree)