hyper1
[hahy-per]Informal.
- overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.
- seriously or obsessively concerned; fanatical; rabid: She's hyper about noise pollution.
- hyperactive.
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- a person who is hyper.
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Origin of hyper1
First recorded in 1970–75; probably independent use of hyper-
hyper2
[hahy-per]
- a person who promotes or publicizes events, people, etc., especially one who uses flamboyant or questionable methods; promoter; publicist.
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Origin of hyper2
hyper-
- a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “over,” usually implying excess or exaggeration (hyperbole); on this model used, especially as opposed to hypo-, in the formation of compound words (hyperthyroid).
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Compare super-.
Origin of hyper-
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Contemporary Examples
When the media show the hyper actions of these wannabe soldiers, public perception changes.
American Atheist president Dan Silverman has written that “we must recognize the (hyper) religious as mentally damaged.”
“I think social media has really made us hyper attentive to this,” Guterl said.
But Danny is so hyper that any learning is extremely difficult for him.
As Scientists Race to Diagnose Babies, Autistic Kids, Families Suffer OnHannah Brown
September 14, 2012
She was hyper cool, we even chatted with her and her friends.
Historical Examples
I know what it's like to be three thousand hours in hyper, myself.
Space VikingHenry Beam Piper
We could hyper, of course, but we were blind up there in Cth.
A Question of CourageJesse Franklin Bone
It led naturally to the employment of Hyper- in the inverse sense, viz.
The Modes of Ancient Greek MusicDavid Binning Monro
Why is it then that, at this moment, I feel inclined to be hyper critical and disparaging?
Barren Honour: A NovelGeorge A. Lawrence
You give me a quarter on hyper and we'll go right through that planet!
Danger in Deep SpaceCarey Rockwell
hyper
- informal overactive; overexcited
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Word Origin
C20: probably independent use of hyper-
hyper-
- above, over, or in excesshypercritical
- (in medicine) denoting an abnormal excesshyperacidity
- indicating that a chemical compound contains a greater than usual amount of an elementhyperoxide
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Word Origin
from Greek huper over
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Word Origin and History for hyper
adj.
1942 as a colloquial shortening of hyperactive.
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hyper-
word-forming element meaning "over, above, beyond, exceedingly, to excess," from Greek hyper (prep. and adv.) "over, beyond, overmuch, above measure," from PIE super- "over" (see super-).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
hyper-
- Over; above; beyond:hyperflexion.
- Excessive; excessively:hyperhydration.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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hyper-
- A prefix that means excessive or excessively, especially in medical terms like hypertension and hyperthyroidism.
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