hyper-

(word root) excessive, above, over

Examples of words with the root hyper-: hyperactive

hy·per

(hī′pər)

adj. Slang

1. Having a very excitable or nervous temperament; high-strung.

2. Emotionally stimulated or overexcited.

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hyper

(ˈhaɪpə)

adj

informal overactive; overexcited

[C20: probably independent use of hyper-]

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hy•per

(ˈhaɪ pər)

adj. Informal.

1. very excitable or nervous; overexcited; keyed up.

2. hyperactive.

3. obsessively concerned; fanatical; rabid.

[1970–75; probably independent use of hyper-]

hyper-

a prefix meaning “excessive,” “undue” ( hypercritical; hypersensitive); “unusual, abnormal” ( hyperactive; hyperinflation), used esp. in terms denoting conditions of the body in which substances or functions are at above-normal levels ( hyperglycemia; hypertension),sometimes as a counterpart to a word formed with hypo-; “greatly exceeding norms” ( hypersonic); “forming an analogue (to the thing named) in space of more than four dimensions” ( hyperspace); “connecting in a nonsequential manner” ( hypertext).Compare super-.

[< Greek, prefixal use of hypér over, above; c. Latin super (see super-); akin to over]

Translations

iper sopra

hyper

[ˈhaɪpəʳ] ADJ → hiperactivo
to go hyper → desmadrarse, ponerse hiperactivo

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hyper

[ˈhaɪpə^r] adj (= overexcited) → surexcité(e)

hyper

(fam) hiperactivo, acelerado (fam)