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English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Hellenic *(h)upér

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 ἐνεργητικός (energētikós)sl.

Latin āctīvuslbor.

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): (file)
(Australia) IPA^(key): /ˌhɑepəɹˈæk.tɪv/
Rhymes: -æktɪv

Adjective

hyperactive (comparative more hyperactive, superlative most hyperactive)

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

Synonyms

overactive

Antonyms

hypoactive

Derived terms

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)
Romanian: hiperactiv
Russian: гиперакти́вный (ru) (giperaktívnyj), чрезме́рно акти́вный (črezmérno aktívnyj)
Spanish: hiperactivo, puro nervio
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)): (file)

Adjective

hyperactive

feminine singular of hyperactif

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