hyperactive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.

English hyper-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti

Proto-Italic *agō

Latin agō

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

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Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl.

Latin āctīvusbor.

Old French actifbor.

Middle English actyf

English active

English hyperactive

From hyper- + active.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪpəɹˈæk.tɪv/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌhɑepəɹˈæk.tɪv/
• Rhymes: -æktɪv

Adjective

hyperactive (comparative more hyperactive, superlative most hyperactive)

1. Having an increased state of activity
   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Salarians: Biology Codex entry:

     Salarians are noted for their high-speed metabolism, which allows them to function on just one hour of sleep a day. Their minds and bodies work faster than most sapient races, making them seem restless or hyperactive. The drawback of this active metabolism is a short lifespan of around 40 human years.

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community)

Synonyms

• overactive

Antonyms

• hypoactive

Derived terms

• hyperactive battlefield
• hyperactively

Translations

having an increased state of activity

• Bulgarian: свръхактивен (svrăhaktiven)
• Catalan: hiperactiu (ca)
• Czech: hyperaktivní
• Dutch: hyperactief (nl)
• Finnish: yliaktiivinen, hyperaktiivinen
• French: hyperactif (fr)
• German: überaktiv (de), hyperaktiv (de)
• Greek: υπερδραστήριος (el) (yperdrastírios)
• Hebrew: פְּעַלְתָּן (he) (p'altán)
• Indonesian: hiperaktif (id)
• Māori: tou tīrairaka, totoa
• Polish: nadpobudliwy (pl)
• Russian: гиперакти́вный (ru) (giperaktívnyj), чрезме́рно акти́вный (črezmérno aktívnyj)
• Ukrainian: гіперакти́вний (hiperaktývnyj)
• Welsh: gorfywiog

having attention deficit disorder

• Catalan: hiperactiu (ca)
• Dutch: hyperactief (nl)
• German: hyperaktiv (de)
• Polish: nadpobudliwy (pl)

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.pɛ.ʁak.tiv/ ~ /i.pe.ʁak.tiv/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Adjective

hyperactive

1. feminine singular of hyperactif