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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.

Origin:
1970–75; prob. independent use of hyper-

hy⋅per

2[hahy-per]
–noun Informal.
a person who promotes or publicizes events, people, etc., esp. one who uses flamboyant or questionable methods; promoter; publicist.

Origin:
1910–15, Americanism, for an earlier sense; hype 1 + -er 1

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:
Gk, repr. hypér over, above; c. L super (see super- ); akin to over
hy·per   (hī'pər)   
adj.   Slang
  1. Having a very excitable or nervous temperament; high-strung.
  2. Emotionally stimulated or overexcited.

[Short for hyperactive.]
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