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adj
Pertaining to hyperstitions, cultural self-fulfilling prophecies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Exceptionally susceptible to superstitions (beliefs, not based on reason, that behavior can magically influence events).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
hyper- + superstitious, replacing the super- element with the more intense hyper-.
