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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.


hyperactive

/ ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv /

adjective

  1. abnormally active
“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


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Derived Forms

  • ˌhyperˈaction, noun
  • ˌhyperacˈtivity, noun
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Other Words From

  • hy·per·ac·tion [hahy-per-, ak, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • hyper·active·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperactive1

First recorded in 1865–70; hyper- + active
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Example Sentences

Reviewers note that the handle is comfortable and wide enough for larger hands and the wider strap is more durable than previous models for pullers or hyperactive pups.

All but 1966 were hyperactive seasons based on NOAA definition.

The pass of innovation in the local search space seems way more hyperactive than anywhere else at this point in time.

He pressed Zuckerberg repeatedly with yes or no questions on his handling of a proposal to reduce the spread of content by hyperactive users on the far ends of the political spectrum.

The drug is relatively inexpensive and directly tamps down neutrophil activation, which may in turn reduce the formation of the hyperactive neutrophil traps in the vessels.

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Following an all too predictable cycle of the hyperactive 21st century, focus on the explosion was ephemeral.

Now, a new therapy might have these women filling up the same prescriptions as their hyperactive grandchildren.

She suggested he was hyperactive and that he cannot sit still in class.

He did get his 15 minutes, however, which is a long time in the non-stop, hyperactive world of 4chan.

Ritalin drives dopamine up in hyperactive children, and their activity decreases.

We must stimulate the apathetic and the sluggish; we must moderate the hyperactive; we must correct paresis, tics, etc.

In hyperactive children the arms must first be restrained by holding them tight in our hands.

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