hypercompetitive

English

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-

English competitive

English hypercompetitive

From hyper- + competitive.

Adjective

hypercompetitive (comparative more hypercompetitive, superlative most hypercompetitive)

1. Extremely competitive.

   The parents at this school are hypercompetitive.

   • 2025 July 19, Alan Feuer, Matthew Goldstein, “Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     The two hypercompetitive men each had their lawyers bid on the property. Ultimately, Mr. Trump came out ahead, purchasing it for $41.35 million.

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Derived terms

• hypercompetitiveness