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hy·per

1   [hahy-per] Informal.
adjective
1.
overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.
2.
seriously or obsessively concerned; fanatical; rabid: She's hyper about noise pollution.
3.
hyperactive.
noun
4.
a person who is hyper.

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Origin:
1970–75; probably independent use of hyper-
Example Sentences
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  • She was hyper for several hours uncovering bone after bone until the entire flipper was uncovered.
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hy·per

2   [hahy-per]
noun Informal.
a person who promotes or publicizes events, people, etc., especially one who uses flamboyant or questionable methods; promoter; publicist.
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism, for an earlier sense; hype1 + -er1

hyper-

 
a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “over,” usually implying excess or exaggeration (hyperbole); on this model used, especially as opposed to hypo-, in the formation of compound words (hyperthyroid).
Compare super-.

Origin:
Greek, representing hypér over, above; cognate with Latin super (see super-); akin to over

Can be confused: hyper-, hypo-.
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hype2 (haɪp)
 
—n
1.  a deception or racket
2.  intensive or exaggerated publicity or sales promotion: media hype
3.  the person or thing so publicized
 
—vb
4.  to market or promote (a product) using exaggerated or intensive publicity
5.  to falsify or rig (something)
6.  (in the pop-music business) to buy (copies of a particular record) in such quantity as to increase its ratings in the charts
 
[C20: of unknown origin]
 
'hyper2
 
—n
 
'hyping2
 
—n

hyper (ˈhaɪpə)
 
—adj
informal overactive; overexcited
 
[C20: probably independent use of hyper-]

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Word Origin & History

hyper-
from Gk. hyper (prep. and adv.) "over, beyond, overmuch, above measure." As a word by itself, meaning "overexcited," it is attested from 1942, short for hyperactive.
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Medical Dictionary

hyper- pref.

  1. Over; above; beyond: hyperflexion.

  2. Excessive; excessively: hyperhydration.

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Science Dictionary
hyper-  
A prefix that means "excessive" or "excessively," especially in Medical terms like hypertension and hyperthyroidism.
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hyper definition

[ˈhɑɪpɚ]
  1. mod.
    excited; overreacting. : I'm a little hyper because of the doctor's report.
  2. n.
    a person who praises or promotes someone or something. : She's a hyper, and she doesn't always tell things the way they are.
  3. n.
    a person who is always overly excited or hyperactive. : Pat is such a hyper. Just can't seem to relax.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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