hyper

See also: hyper-

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪpə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪpɚ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Adjective

hyper (comparative more hyper, superlative most hyper)

1. (colloquial) hyperactive
2. (slang) energetic; overly diligent

Noun

hyper (countable and uncountable, plural hypers)

1. (uncountable, colloquial, science fiction) hyperspace
2. (countable, bodybuilding, colloquial) hyperextension exercise

Verb

hyper (third-person singular simple present hypers, present participle hypering, simple past and past participle hypered)

1. (transitive) To expose (an animal) to a disease-causing organism, to promote hyperimmunity.

Etymology 2

Noun

hyper (plural hypers)

1. (wrestling) Alternative form of hiper
   • 1868, The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review:

     Mason of Blencogo was a strong fellow, with no great science or action, and how he disposed of Nichol of Bothel, who was one of the best hypers of the day, puzzled not a few.

See also

• reverse hyper (etymologically unrelated)

Dutch

Etymology

From hyper-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦi.pər/

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• Hyphenation: hy‧per
• Rhymes: -ipər

Adjective

hyper (not comparable)

1. (slang) hyperactive, particularly in a panicked or frenetic way

Inflection

Inflection of hyper
uninflected	hyper
inflected	hyper
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		hyper
indefinite	m./f. sing.	hyper
	n. sing.	hyper
	plural	hyper
definite		hyper
partitive		hypers

Noun

hyper c (plural hypers)

1. (informal) hyperglycaemia

   Synonym: hyperglykemie

   Antonym: hypo

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.pɛʁ/

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Adverb

hyper

1. (informal) very, a lot

   Tu es hyper sympa!

   You are very nice!

Swedish

Adjective

hyper (comparative mer hyper, superlative mest hyper)

1. (slang) hyper, hyperactive ((overly) energetic)

   Synonym: speedad

   Hans unge är så jäkla hyper

   His kid is so damn hyper

Usage notes

Uninflected.

See also

• hyper-