hyperactive

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ active

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪp.ə(ɹ)ˌæk.tɪv/
• Rhymes: -æktɪv

Adjective

hyperactive (comparative more hyperactive, superlative most hyperactive)

1. having an increased state of activity
2. having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community)

Synonyms

• overactive

Antonyms

• hypoactive

Derived terms

• hyperactively

Translations

having an increased state of activity

• Bulgarian: свръхактивен (svrǎhaktiven)
• Catalan: hiperactiu (ca)
• Czech: hyperaktivní
• Finnish: yliaktiivinen, hyperaktiivinen
• French: hyperactif (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: überaktiv, hyperaktiv (de)
• Greek: υπερδραστήριος (el) (yperdrastírios)
• Hebrew: פְּעַלְתָּן (he) (p'altán)
• Maori: tou tīrairaka, totoa
• Russian: гиперакти́вный (ru) (giperaktívnyj), чрезме́рно акти́вный (črezmérno aktívnyj)

having attention deficit disorder

• Catalan: hiperactiu (ca)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: hyperaktiv (de)

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French

Adjective

hyperactive

1. feminine singular of hyperactif