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hyperactive

Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪpəɹˈæk.tɪv/

The English word “hyperactive” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having an increased state of activity
  2. having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community)

Etymology

From hyper- + active.

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