Dictionary

hyperproliferation en · NOUN

Etymology

From hyper- + proliferation.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) An abnormally high rate of proliferation of cells by rapid division; substantial overproliferation.
2. (uncountable) Synonym of overproliferation.
   • There is no greater spur to hyperproliferation than the furling of the American nuclear umbrella. 2010, Charles Krauthammer, Rockford Register Star:
   • And regional hyperproliferation becomes inevitable as Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and others seek shelter in going nuclear themselves. 2015, Charles Krauthammer, The Providence Journal:
   • Sanctions will not work because Russia and China are helping North Korea’s nuclear missile program, accelerating capabilities to threaten the United States, a process that might be termed “hyperproliferation”: […] Some of the implications of hyperproliferation are that Russia and China are part of the problem, not part of the solution; that hyperproliferation by these actors is a weapon in the New Cold War; and that we should reassess the nuclear missile threat from other nations of concern — including Pakistan and Iran. 2016 March 30, Peter Vincent Pry, “North Korea Nuclear Threat: ‘Hyperproliferation’ in North Korea”, in The Washington Times:

Relateds

hyperproliferate

Synonyms

overproliferation