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hy⋅per⋅ac⋅tive

  [hahy-per-ak-tiv]
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–adjective
1. unusually or abnormally active: a company's hyperactive growth; the child's hyperactive imagination.
2. (of children) displaying exaggerated physical activity sometimes associated with neurologic or psychologic causes.
3. hyperkinetic.
Origin:
1865–70; hyper- + active

Related forms:
hy⋅per⋅ac⋅tion  [hahy-per-ak-shuhn] , noun
hy⋅per⋅ac⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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hy·per·ac·tive   (hī'pər-āk'tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Highly or excessively active: a hyperactive thyroid gland.

    1. Having behavior characterized by overactivity.

    2. Having attention deficit disorder. Not in scientific use.

hy'per·ac'tive·ly adv., hy'per·ac·tiv'i·ty n.
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Main Entry: 1hy·per·ac·tive
Pronunciation: "hI-p&-'rak-tiv
Function: adjective
: affected with or exhibitinghyperactivity; broadly : more active than is usual or desirable

Main Entry: 2hyperactive
Function: noun
: an individual who is hyperactive
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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hyperactive hy·per·ac·tive (hī'pər-āk'tĭv)
adj.

  1. Highly or excessively active, as a gland.

  2. Having behavior characterized by constant overactivity.

  3. Afflicted with attention deficit disorder.

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