hyperfocus

English

Etymology

hyper- + focus

Noun

hyperfocus (uncountable)

  1. An intense form of mental concentration or visualization that focuses the consciousness on a narrow subject.
    • 2009 June 18, Larry Dorman, “Seven Years Later, Mickelson Remains a Man of the People”, in New York Times:
      Nicklaus’s reserve and Woods’s hyperfocus invite admiration, not the love Palmer inspired.

Verb

hyperfocus (third-person singular simple present hyperfocuses, present participle hyperfocusing or hyperfocussing, simple past and past participle hyperfocused or hyperfocussed)

  1. (intransitive) To focus intensely.
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