"hyperactive" meaning in English

See hyperactive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhaɪp.ə(ɹ)ˌæk.tɪv/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hyperactive.wav Forms: more hyperactive [comparative], most hyperactive [superlative]
Rhymes: -æktɪv Etymology: From hyper- + active. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|active}} hyper- + active Head templates: {{en-adj}} hyperactive (comparative more hyperactive, superlative most hyperactive)
  1. having an increased state of activity Translations (having an increased state of activity): свръхактивен (svrǎhaktiven) (Bulgarian), hiperactiu (Catalan), hyperaktivní (Czech), yliaktiivinen (Finnish), hyperaktiivinen (Finnish), hyperactif (French), überaktiv (German), hyperaktiv (German), υπερδραστήριος (yperdrastírios) (Greek), פְּעַלְתָּן (p'altán) (Hebrew), tou tīrairaka (Maori), totoa (Maori), nadpobudliwy (Polish), гиперакти́вный (giperaktívnyj) (Russian), чрезме́рно акти́вный (črezmérno aktívnyj) (Russian), гіперакти́вний (hiperaktývnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-hyperactive-en-adj-D6NO-PRU Disambiguation of 'having an increased state of activity': 92 8
  2. having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community) Categories (topical): Personality Translations (having attention deficit disorder): hiperactiu (Catalan), hyperaktiv (German), nadpobudliwy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-hyperactive-en-adj-jJXygcP~ Disambiguation of Personality: 16 84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with hyper-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 35 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'having attention deficit disorder': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: overactive, hyper, hyperactive, overenergetic Hypernyms: active Hyponyms: frantic, frenetic, frenzied, harried Derived forms: hyperactive battlefield, hyperactively
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having an increased state of activity",
      "word": "totoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having an increased state of activity",
      "word": "nadpobudliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "giperaktívnyj",
      "sense": "having an increased state of activity",
      "word": "гиперакти́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "črezmérno aktívnyj",
      "sense": "having an increased state of activity",
      "word": "чрезме́рно акти́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hiperaktývnyj",
      "sense": "having an increased state of activity",
      "word": "гіперакти́вний"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having attention deficit disorder",
      "word": "hiperactiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having attention deficit disorder",
      "word": "hyperaktiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having attention deficit disorder",
      "word": "nadpobudliwy"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "hyperactive"
  ],
  "word": "hyperactive"
}

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