Definitions
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- noun Excessive
caution
Etymologies
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hyper- + caution
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Examples
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In 1948, Marshall refused to “play with fire” with a military response to the Soviet blockade of Berlin, and in fact voiced the hypercaution of the moment by opposing an airlift as well.
Magic and Mayhem Derek Leebaert 2010
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The government's natural hypercaution about scandal lays on another brutal layer of sclerosis: according to
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The government's natural hypercaution about scandal lays on another brutal layer of sclerosis: according to
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