Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A condition in which one visual axis tends to be inclined upward more than the other. See hypertropia.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun physical misalignment of the two eyes so that one eye is set higher in the head than the other

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  • In the addicted life style, we see violent swings from artificial hyperphoria to hypophoria with little calm or happy time in between.

    Entertainment magazine The Cheers 2009

  • As I use the term, hyperphoria is an artificially elevated, giddy, unrealistic altered state in which the addict may be capable of acting like an antisocial personality, popularly known as a psychopath.

    Entertainment magazine The Cheers 2009

  • The addict is either oblivious or having fun while others think they are looking at a fool. means the extreme low of mental and physical existence reached after a period of hyperphoria.

    Entertainment magazine The Cheers 2009

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