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- [hahy-per]
- /ˈhaɪ pər/
- /ˈhaɪ.pər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-per]
- /ˈhaɪ pər/
Definitions of hyper word
- adjective hyper overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up. 1
- adjective hyper seriously or obsessively concerned; fanatical; rabid: She's hyper about noise pollution. 1
- abbreviation HYPER hyperactive. 1
- noun hyper a person who promotes or publicizes events, people, etc., especially one who uses flamboyant or questionable methods; promoter; publicist. 1
- noun hyper Hyperactive or unusually energetic. 1
- prefix hyper over, above 1
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Origin of hyper
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; probably independent use of hyper-
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hyper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hyper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hyper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hyper
adj hyper
- forceful — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- busy — A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do.
- diligent — constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
- keen — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- alive — If people or animals are alive, they are not dead.
adv hyper
- above — If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
- after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
- ahead — Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
- before — If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
- behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
adjective hyper
- hyperactive — unusually or abnormally active: a company's hyperactive growth; the child's hyperactive imagination.
- manic — pertaining to or affected by mania.
- excitable — Responding rather too readily to something new or stimulating; too easily excited.
- emotional — Of or relating to a person's emotions.
- freak — a fleck or streak of color.
Antonyms for hyper
adj hyper
- meek — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
- lazy — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
adjective hyper
- placid — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- enervating — Causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality.
- enervated — Cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
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