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See also: hyper-
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.pə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.peɹ/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
[edit]Shortenings, ultimately from the prefix hyper-.
Adjective
[edit]hyper (comparative more hyper, superlative most hyper)
- (Philippines, informal) Hyperactive.
- (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?
Noun
[edit]hyper (countable and uncountable, plural hypers)
- (countable, bodybuilding, informal) Clipping of hyperextension.
- (uncountable, informal) Clipping of hypersexuality.
- (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.
- (uncountable, science fiction, informal) Clipping of hyperspace.
Verb
[edit]hyper (third-person singular simple present hypers, present participle hypering, simple past and past participle hypered)
- (transitive, photography) To subject (a film or 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.
- (transitive) To expose (an animal) to a disease-causing organism, to promote hyperimmunity.
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]hyper (plural hypers)
- (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
[edit]- reverse hyper (etymologically unrelated)
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hyper-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]hyper (not comparable)
- (slang) hyperactive, particularly in a panicked or frenetic way
Declension
[edit]Declension of hyper | ||||
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uninflected | hyper | |||
inflected | hyper | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | hyper | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | hyper | ||
n. sing. | hyper | |||
plural | hyper | |||
definite | hyper | |||
partitive | hypers |
Noun
[edit]hyper c (plural hypers)
- (informal) hyperglycaemia
- Synonym: hyperglykemie
- Antonym: hypo
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]hyper
Swedish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]hyper (comparative mer hyper, superlative mest hyper)
- (slang) hyper, hyperactive ((overly) energetic)
- Synonym: speedad
- Hans unge är så jäkla hyper
- His kid is so damn hyper
Usage notes
[edit]Uninflected.
See also
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