hyper-

(word root) excessive, above, over

Examples of words with the root hyper-: hyperactive

hyper-

pref.

1. Over; above; beyond: hypercharge.

2. Excessive; excessively: hypercritical.

3. Existing in more than three dimensions: hyperspace.

4. Linked or arranged nonsequentially: hypertext.

[Greek huper-, from huper, over, beyond; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

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hyper-

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.

[from Greek huper over]

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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]

hyper-

A prefix that means "excessively," as in hypertension, excessively high blood pressure.

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Translations

hyper-

[ˈhaɪpə^r-] prefix → hyper

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hyper-

pref → Hyper-, hyper-, Über-, über-;

hyperacidity

n → Übersäuerung f, → Hyperazidität f (spec)

hyperactive

adj → überaktiv, sehr or äußerst aktiv; a hyper- thyroid → eine Überfunktion der Schilddrüse

hyper-

hypercard

n (Comput) → Hypercard f

hypercritical

adj → übertrieben kritisch

hyper-

hyperlink

n (Comput, Internet) → Hyperlink f

hypermarket

n (Brit) → Verbrauchermarkt m, → Hypermarkt m

hypersensitive

adj → überempfindlich

hypertension

n → Hypertonie f, → erhöhter Blutdruck

hypertext

n (Comput) → Hypertext m

hyperthyroidism

n → Überfunktion f → der Schilddrüse

hypertrophy

n → Hypertrophie f

hyperventilate

vi → hyperventilieren

hyperventilation

n → Hyperventilation f

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