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hy·per

¹  [hahy-per]  Show IPA 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;  probably independent use of hyper-

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hy·per

²  [hahy-per]  Show IPA

noun Informal.

a person who promotes or publicizes events, people, etc., especially one who uses flamboyant orquestionable methods; promoter; publicist.

Origin: 
1910–15,  Americanism, for an earlier sense; hype¹  + -er¹

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: 
Greek,  representing hypér  over, above; cognate with Latin super  (see super-); akin to over

Can be confused: hyper-, hypo-.

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hype 2  (haɪp)
— n
1.	a deception or racket
2.	intensive or exaggerated publicity or sales promotion: media hype
3.	the person or thing so publicized
— vb
4.	to market or promote (a product) using exaggerated or intensive publicity
5.	to falsify or rig (something)
6.	(in the pop-music business) to buy (copies of a particular record) in such quantity as to increase itsratings in the charts
[C20: of unknown origin]
'hyper 2
— n
'hyping 2
— n

hyper  (ˈhaɪpə)
— adj
	informal  overactive; overexcited
[C20: probably independent use of hyper- ]

hyper-
— prefix
1.	above, over, or in excess: hypercritical
2.	(in medicine) denoting an abnormal excess: hyperacidity
3.	indicating that a chemical compound contains a greater than usual amount of an element: hyperoxide
[from Greek huper  over]

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Word Origin & History

hyper- 

from Gk. hyper (prep. and adv.) "over, beyond, overmuch, above measure." As a word by itself, meaning"overexcited," it is attested from 1942, short for hyperactive.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

hyper- pref.

1.  Over; above; beyond: hyperflexion.
2.  Excessive; excessively: hyperhydration.

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Science Dictionary

hyper-    A prefix that means "excessive" or "excessively," especially in medical terms like hypertension  andhyperthyroidism.

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Slang Dictionary

hyper definition [ˈhɑɪpɚ]  mod.  excited; overreacting. :  I'm a little hyper because of the doctor's report. n.  a person who praises or promotes someone or something. :  She's a hyper, and she doesn't always tellthings the way they are. n.  a person who is always overly excited or hyperactive. :  Pat is such a hyper. Just can't seem to relax.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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