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Sensory vs Hypervigilance - What's the difference?

sensory | hypervigilance |

As nouns the difference between sensory and hypervigilance

is that sensory is (biology|dated) sensorium while hypervigilance is an enhanced state of sensory sensitivity accompanied by an exaggerated intensity of behaviors whose purpose is to detect threats.

As an adjective sensory

is of the senses or sensation.

sensory

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of the senses or sensation.

    • Derived terms

    * extrasensory * multisensory * supersensory

    Related terms

    * sensible * sensual * sensuous

    Noun

    (sensories)
  • (biology, dated) sensorium
    • (Webster 1913)

    See also

    * (wikipedia "sensory")

    hypervigilance

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hypervigilance) (-)
  • An enhanced state of sensory sensitivity accompanied by an exaggerated intensity of behaviors whose purpose is to detect threats.