hyper

ˈhaɪ.pə

Definition

Definition of hyper - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

energyextremely active or excited

She was hyper after eating all that candy.

energetic

overactive

overly excitedexcessively concerned or enthusiastic

He's hyper about every new tech gadget that comes out.

frenzied

hyped

overexcited

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Expressions with hyper

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go hyper

become extremely active or excited suddenly

When he heard the news, he went hyper.

hyper-feminine

adj.

showing very exaggerated feminine qualities or style

Her hyper-feminine outfit included pink ruffles and high heels.

Origin of hyper

Greek, hyper (over, beyond)

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superrealist

creative fields

person using hyper-realistic techniques in creative fields

Examples of hyper in a sentence

After the win, the team was hyper in the locker room.
The kids were hyper after eating all that candy.
She gets hyper whenever she talks about her favorite band.

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French:surexcité, ...
German:überdreht, übermäßig aufgeregt, ...
Italian:iperattivo, entusiasta, ...
Spanish:hiperactivo, emocionado, ...
Portuguese:eufórico, ...
Chinese:兴奋的, 过于兴奋的, ...
Japanese:ハイな, 過度に興奮している, ...
Arabic:مُفْرِط النَّشَاط, مُتَوَتِّر, ...
Hebrew:הִיפֶּרְאַקְטִיבִי, הִיפֶּר, ...
Russian:гиперактивный, чересчур возбужденный, ...
Ukrainian:надзвичайно активний, надмірно схвильований, ...
Hindi:अति सक्रिय, अति उत्साही, ...
Bengali:চঞ্চল, অতিরিক্ত উৎসাহী, ...
Catalan:hiperactiu, exaltat, ...
Czech:hyperaktivní, hyper, ...
Danish:hyper, overdrevent entusiastisk, ...
Dutch:hyperactief, overenthousiast, ...
Greek:υπερκινητικός, υπερενθουσιώδης, ...
Hungarian:hiperaktív, túlzottan lelkes, ...
Khmer:សកម្មខ្លាំងពេក, រំភើបហួសហេតុ, ...
Korean:하이퍼, 과도하게 흥분한, ...
Persian:پرجنب‌وجوش, بیش‌ازحد هیجان‌زده, ...
Polish:nadpobudliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):hiperativo, ...
Romanian:agitat, prea entuziasmat, ...
Swedish:hyperaktiv, överentusiastisk, ...
Thai:ไฮเปอร์, เห่อ, ...
Turkish:aşırı enerjik, aşırı heyecanlı, ...
Vietnamese:tăng động, quá hăng, ...

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