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Micromanage vs Hypervigilant - What's the difference?

micromanage | hypervigilant |

As a verb micromanage

is to manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision.

As an adjective hypervigilant is

in a state of hypervigilance.

micromanage

English

Verb

(micromanag)
  • To manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision.
  • :The employees complained that their boss was micromanaging too much when she insisted that they account for their time in fifteen minute intervals.

    • hypervigilant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In a state of hypervigilance.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 25, author=, title=Dollars for Sale, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=And policy makers and currency traders are once again hypervigilant for signs that Asian central banks might redeploy part of their dollar-based debt holdings into non-American investments. }}