hyperalert
adjective
hy·per·alert
ˌhī-pər-ə-ˈlərt 
variants
or hyper-alert
: extremely or excessively alert
Jarrett was exhausted, after weeks on the campaign trail, but hyperalert, watching the wider terrain, observing all comers, while always keeping an eye on Obama.—
Ron Suskind
Ron SuskindSymptoms of PTSD can include insomnia, irritability, being hyperalert to danger or feeling on edge.—Phyllis Furman
Phyllis Furman
hyperalertness
noun
or hyper-alertness
Type A people showed the overt behavioral syndrome or style of living characterized by "extremes of competitiveness, striving for achievement, restlessness, hyper-alertness, explosiveness of speech …".
—The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Psychology
The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Psychology
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hyperalert
adjective
hy·per·alert
ˌhī-pər-ə-ˈlərt
: extremely or excessively alert
Symptoms of PTSD can include insomnia, irritability, being hyperalert to danger or feeling on edge.—Phyllis Furman, The Daily News (New York)
Phyllis Furman, The Daily News (New York)
hyperalertness
noun
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