hyper

See also: hyper-

Englisch

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪpə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪpɚ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

Shortenings, ultimately from the prefix hyper-.

Adjective

hyper (comparative more hyper, superlative most hyper)

1. (Philippines, informal) Hyperactive.
2. (slang) Energetic; overly diligent.
   • 1993 November, Lynn Hirschberg, quoting Shannen Doherty, “Brat on a Hot Tin Roof”, in Vanity Fair‎^[1]:

     Why do I want to snort coke so I can be extremely hyper and talk nonstop?

Nomen

hyper (countable and uncountable, plural hypers)

1. (uncountable, science fiction, informal) Clipping of hyperspace.
2. (countable, bodybuilding, informal) Clipping of hyperextension (“exercise”).
3. (uncountable, informal) Clipping of hyperthyroidism.
   • 2002 January 14, LMW, “Re: What is an 'endocrinologists'?”, in alt.support.thyroid‎^[2] (Usenet):

     When I was diagnosed with hyper, I was vomiting, eating as though I had been suffering from malnutrition, sweating profusely, shaking uncontrollably.....and it's funny now, but I thought I was pregnant and suffering morning sickness.

Verb

hyper (third-person singular simple present hypers, present participle hypering, simple past and past participle hypered)

1. (transitive, photography) To subject (a film oder plate) to photographic hypersensitization, chiefly as a technique in astrophotography.
   • 1995, M[artin] Mobberley, “Auxiliary Equipment” (chapter 6), in Patrick Moore, editor, The Modern Amateur Astronomer, Berlin: Springer-Verlag, →ISBN, page 78:

     In the last fifteen years more and more amateurs, particularly in the USA, have been hypersensitising (‘hypering’) film to improve its performance. ¶ The hypering process removes moisture from the film and lightly pre-fogs the emulsion to form sites around which grains can form.

2. (transitive) To expose (an animal) to a disease-causing organism, to promote hyperimmunity.

Etymology 2

Nomen

hyper (plural hypers)

1. (wrestling) Alternative form of hiper
   • 1868, The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review:

     Mason of Blencogo was a strong fellow, with no great science or action, and how he disposed of Nichol of Bothel, who was one of the best hypers of the day, puzzled not a few.

See also

• reverse hyper (etymologically unrelated)

Dutch

Etymology

From hyper-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦi.pər/

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• Hyphenation: hy‧per
• Rhymes: -ipər

Adjective

hyper (not comparable)

1. (slang) hyperactive, particularly in a panicked or frenetic way

Inflection

Declension of hyper
uninflected	hyper
inflected	hyper
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		hyper
indefinite	m./f. sing.	hyper
	n. sing.	hyper
	plural	hyper
definite		hyper
partitive		hypers

Nomen

hyper c (plural hypers)

1. (informal) hyperglycaemia

   Synonym: hyperglykemie

   Antonym: hypo

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.pɛʁ/

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Adverb

hyper

1. (informal) very, a lot

   Tu es hyper sympa!

   You are very nice!

Swedish

Adjective

hyper (comparative mer hyper, superlative mest hyper)

1. (slang) hyper, hyperactive ((overly) energetic)

   Synonym: speedad

   Hans unge är så jäkla hyper

   His kid is so damn hyper

Usage notes

Uninflected.

See also

• hyper-