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hyper

1

[ hahy-per ]

adjective

  1. overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.
  2. seriously or obsessively concerned; fanatical; rabid:

    She's hyper about noise pollution.



noun

  1. a person who is hyper.

hyper

2

[ hahy-per ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. a person who promotes or publicizes events, people, etc., especially one who uses flamboyant or questionable methods; promoter; publicist.

hyper-

3
  1. 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 ).

hyper

1

/ ˈhaɪpə /

adjective

  1. informal.
    overactive; overexcited
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


hyper-

2

prefix

  1. above, over, or in excess

    hypercritical

  2. (in medicine) denoting an abnormal excess

    hyperacidity

  3. indicating that a chemical compound contains a greater than usual amount of an element

    hyperoxide

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hyper–

  1. A prefix that means “excessive” or “excessively,” especially in medical terms like hypertension and hyperthyroidism.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyper1

First recorded in 1970–75; probably independent use of hyper-

Origin of hyper2

1910–15, Americanism, for an earlier sense; hype 1 + -er 1

Origin of hyper3

Greek, representing hypér over, above; cognate with Latin super ( super- ); akin to over
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyper1

C20: probably independent use of hyper-

Origin of hyper2

from Greek huper over
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Example Sentences

Boys are taught early in life to devalue care, to be hyper-competitive, super-achieving men.

She was born into a patriarchy and an industry that hyper-sexualizes women all the time.

But the reality is that in our 24-7 hyper-connected world, powering down often requires powering up.

Jane was raised in a matriarchal family by her hyper-religious grandma and young, aspiring singer single mother.

But this patient was a doctor who had been treating people with Ebola in a facility awash with hyper-infective fluids.

This delight was at one time somewhat disturbed by his hyper-sensitiveness.

The two highest of these keys—the Hyper-lydian and the Hyper-aeolian—appear to have been added in the time of the Empire.

This report—exploited in five-column head-lines by a hyper-hysterical paper of that period received wide attention.

I trust that if we can ensure an atmosphere hyper-oxygenated to a certain point, we may be able to retain our senses.

He had fought a short but furious ship-action, battering the invader until he was glad to hyper out.

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