Informal high-strung; keyed up
Origin of hyper
shortened from hyperactive
adjective
The definition of hyper is high-strung or overexcited.
An example of hyper is a child who has just eaten lots of sugar.
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hyper-
- over, above, more than the normal, excessive: hypercritical, hyperopia
- existing in a space of four or more dimensions: hyperplane
- Chem. per-: hyperoxide
Origin of hyper-
Classical Greek hyper- from hyper, over, above, concerning: see superWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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hyper
adjective
Slang- Having a very excitable or nervous temperament; high-strung.
- Emotionally stimulated or overexcited.
Origin of hyper
Short for hyperactivehyper-
prefix
- Over; above; beyond: hypercharge.
- Excessive; excessively: hypercritical.
- Existing in more than three dimensions: hyperspace.
- Linked or arranged nonsequentially: hypertext.
Origin of hyper-
Greek huper- from huper over, beyond ; see uper in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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A prefix that means “excessive” or “excessively,” especially in medical terms like hypertension and hyperthyroidism.
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Prefix
hyper-
- over, above or beyond
- excessive
- existing in more than three spatial dimensions
- linked non-sequentially
Antonyms
- hypo-
Origin
From Ancient Greek ὑπÎÏ (huper, “over").
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hyper - Computer Definition
A Greek work meaning "above" or "more than." It is used as a prefix to technical concepts and products to convey a more advanced or more automatic capability. See hyperlocal and hyperconnected.
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hyper - Medical Definition
adj.
Slang
- Having a very excitable or nervous temperament; high-strung.
- Emotionally stimulated or overexcited.
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Sentence Examples
- - Chalcid (Dibrachys boucheanus), a hyper-parasite.
- Ingrid was hyper-organized.
- In spite of the lateness of the hour, the rest of us were far too hyper for sleep.
- I stepped away as he conversed with his eastern counterpart but I was too hyper to stand idly by, doing nothing.
- Pp. 8 0 -94, 95112) showed by his calculus of hyper-determinants that an infinite series of such functions might be obtained systematically.
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