hyperactive

[hahy-per-ak-tiv]

adjective

1. unusually or abnormally active.

   a company's hyperactive growth; the child's hyperactive imagination.

2. (of children) displaying exaggerated physical activity sometimes associated with neurologic or psychologic causes.

3. hyperkinetic.

hyperactive

/ ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv /

adjective

1. abnormally active

Other Word Forms

• hyperaction noun
• hyperactivity noun
• hyperactively adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperactive¹

First recorded in 1865–70; hyper- + active

Example Sentences

He has an incredibly advanced laser-fueled 3-D printer, but deploys it like a hyperactive toddler smashing toy soldiers together.

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But that trajectory changed when his parents decided their son, who admitted to being a "hyperactive" youngster, needed another outlet.

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To be fair, Temu’s popularity isn’t totally tied to how broke everybody is — Temu’s hyperactive interface is a masterclass in gamified consumption, rendering a purchase of new socks a trip to the digital casino.

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But the star is the movie’s hyperactive, even overwhelmingly contradictory nostalgia.

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Lines were spoken as if newly coined from the hyperactive minds of Macbeth and his wife.

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Related Words

• excitable 
• high-strung