hyperactive
Americanadjective
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unusually or abnormally active.
a company's hyperactive growth; the child's hyperactive imagination.
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(of children) displaying exaggerated physical activity sometimes associated with neurologic or psychologic causes.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- hyperaction noun
- hyperactively adverb
- hyperactivity noun
Etymology
Origin of hyperactive
Example Sentences
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Symptoms can vary widely, with some individuals primarily experiencing inattentiveness, while others show more hyperactive or impulsive behavior, or a combination of both.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
Director Josh Safdie’s hyperactive, head-spinning “Marty Supreme” keeps pace.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
His mother said he “talks 24/7 all day every day” and while he can be hyperactive, “I do feel he can control himself.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
But that trajectory changed when his parents decided their son, who admitted to being a "hyperactive" youngster, needed another outlet.
From BBC • May 28, 2025
By today’s standards I might have been described as hyperactive.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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