hyperactive

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ active.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪp.ə(ɹ)ˌæk.tɪv/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• 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. 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 (svrǎhaktiven)
• Catalan: hiperactiu (ca)
• Czech: hyperaktivní
• Finnish: yliaktiivinen, hyperaktiivinen
• French: hyperactif (fr)
• German: überaktiv (de), hyperaktiv (de)
• Greek: υπερδραστήριος (el) (yperdrastírios)
• Hebrew: פְּעַלְתָּן (he) (p'altán)
• Maori: tou tīrairaka, totoa
• Polish: nadpobudliwy (pl)
• Russian: гиперакти́вный (ru) (giperaktívnyj), чрезме́рно акти́вный (črezmérno aktívnyj)
• Ukrainian: гіперакти́вний (hiperaktývnyj)

having attention deficit disorder

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

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hyperactive

1. feminine singular of hyperactif