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A Greek work meaning "above" or "more than." It is used as a prefix to technical concepts and products to convey a more advanced or more automatic capability. See hyperlocal.

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adjective
adjective, orig and mainly US

Extraordinarily active or energetic; excitable, highly-strung. (1942 —) .
Dirt Bike Andre Malherbe never hopped from sponsor to sponsor like a hyper bumblebee in search of a bit more honey (1985).

[Abbreviation of hyperactive adjective.]

Previous:	hype, hustler, hustle
Next:	hypo, ice, ick

For a list of words related to hyper, see:

• Maximizers and Superlatives
• Angry, Emotional, Aggressive, or Passionate
• Excessive, Mad, Insane, or Radical

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hyper-, over-

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeer actief, te zeer

Français (French)
adj. - surexcité
n. - surexcitement

Deutsch (German)
adj. - überaktiv
n. - überaktiver Mensch

Ελληνική (Greek)
pref. - υπερ-

Italiano (Italian)
drogato, supereccitato

Português (Portuguese)
pref. - hiper

Русский (Russian)
чрезмерный, высокий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hiperactivo, sobreexcitado, fanático
n. - persona fanática o hiperactiva

Svenska (Swedish)
pref. - hyper-, över-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
高度紧张的, 易激动的, 亢奋的, 过度兴奋的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 高度緊張的, 易激動的, 亢奮的, 過度興奮的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 흥분 잘하는, 매우 긴장한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 宣伝屋
adj. - 興奮しやすい, やけに興奮した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(بادئه الكلم- ه) بادئه معناها فوق, بافراط, فرط أو مفرط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פעלתן יתר, (תחילית) יתר, על, מעל, נמרץ מאד‬

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