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" Kids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me confidence."
Steve Prefontaine

Meaning of "hyperactive" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HYPERACTIVE

ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYPERACTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hyperactive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HYPERACTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hyperactivity

Hyperactivity is a physical state in which a person is abnormally active. The colloquial term hyper is used to describe someone who is in a hyperactive state.

Definition of hyperactive in the English dictionary

The definition of hyperactive in the dictionary is abnormally active.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYPERACTIVE

active · bioactive · counteractive · electroactive · inactive · interactive · noninteractive · nonradioactive · nonreactive · overactive · photoactive · proactive · psychoactive · radioactive · reactive · retroactive · superactive · underactive · unreactive · vasoactive

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYPERACTIVE

hyperaccumulator · hyperacid · hyperacidity · hyperaction · hyperactivity · hyperacuity · hyperacuses · hyperacusis · hyperacute · hyperacuteness · hyperadrenalism · hyperaemia · hyperaemic · hyperaesthesia · hyperaesthesic · hyperaesthetic · hyperaggressive · hyperalert · hyperalgesia · hyperalgesic

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYPERACTIVE

addictive · alternative · attractive · collective · constrictive · cost-effective · defective · destructive · detective · directive · distinctive · effective · objective · perspective · productive · prospective · protective · reflective · respective · selective · subjective

Synonyms and antonyms of hyperactive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hyperactive» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HYPERACTIVE

Find out the translation of hyperactive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hyperactive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hyperactive» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

> 过分活跃的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

hiperactivo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

hyperactive
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अति सक्रिय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مفرط
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

гиперактивный
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

hiperativo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

hyperactive
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

hyperactif
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Hiperaktif
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

überaktiv
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

活動過多の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

과다 활동의
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Hyperactive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiếu động
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மிகையான இயக்கம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अक्रियाशील
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

hiperaktif
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

iperattivo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

nadpobudliwe
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

гіперактивний
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

hiperactiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερκινητικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hiperaktief
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hyperaktiva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hyperaktive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hyperactive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPERACTIVE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of hyperactive
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «hyperactive».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hyperactive

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9 QUOTES WITH «HYPERACTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hyperactive.
1
Keegan Allen
When I was 17, I was hyperactive and annoyed my teachers.
2
Kevyn Aucoin
Trying to conceal the fact that I was a gay, effeminate, hyperactive, adopted child with a serious lisp in southern Louisiana would have been like trying to hide Dolly Parton in a string bikini!
3
Sean Combs
I'm hyperactive, and I went in the studio and I would just start making records, for no reason.
4
Abbie Cornish
I'm a bit hyperactive as an actor, I like to keep moving.
5
Melanie Laurent
Holiday? Is like, what? I'm a hyperactive girl, so it may be boring for me to be on the beach doing nothing. I just need to find a place for three weeks and work but sleep in the morning, maybe write a little bit, have a glass of red wine. That's my perfect holiday.
6
Ben Nicholas
It's very hard to play a hyperactive character all the time, I try my best, but I end up collapsing at the end of the day.
7
Steve Prefontaine
Kids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me confidence.
8
Mo Rocca
I was way too hyperactive to study for long. I would freak out, then crash, then be too tired to read or write. I really should have had less sugar.
9
Lee Ryan
I'm an expert at kissing girls necks, they love it. Girls say I'm quite sensitive, but I'm hyperactive too.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYPERACTIVE»

Discover the use of hyperactive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hyperactive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Helping Hyperactive Kids - A Sensory Integration Approach: ...
Draws on sensory integration therapy practices to counsel parents and caregivers on a program that bases treatment on play, explaining how to help hyperactive children absorb, process, and respond to information in appropriate ways.
Lynn Horowitz, Cecile C. M. Röst, 2007
2
The Hyperactive Child Book: Treating, Educating & Living ...
The only book authored by a pediatrician, a child psychologist, and the mother of an Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) child, this detailed, compassionate, and endlessly useful book guides parents through every step in the ...
Patricia Kennedy, 1994
3
Your Hyperactive Child
The authoritative handbook provides a wealth of urgently needed information to help parents of a hyperactive child understand and cope with their child's baffling behavior.
Barbara Ingersoll, 2011
4
Why Your Child Is Hyperactive
Contains detailed information by the doctor who first reported that hyperactivity in children is often caused by artificial food coloring and food flavoring. Includes the Feingold diet and how it should be applied.
Ben F. Feingold, 1985
5
Hyperactive
When Joey discovers he has the power of super speed, he must evade capture from an evil pharmaceutical company who wants to harness his power while surviving the perils of school life.
Scott Christian Sava, 2009
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The Feingold cookbook for hyperactive children, and others ...
The Feingold cookbook is for children and others who are hyperactive because of association with food additives and salicylates.
Ben F. Feingold, Helene S. Feingold, 1979
7
Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? ...
Impulsive? Distractible? offers an invaluable step-by-step program already used by thousands of parents to help you change these behaviors at home. Don't just watch it happen; help your child help himself. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Stephen W. Garber, Ph.D., Marianne Daniels Garber, Robyn Freedman Spizman, 2010
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Calm your hyperactive child: Coping with ADHD and other ...
Calm your hyperactive child gives parents the low-down on how they can help their ADHD child be a calmer, happier person.
Dr Sabina Dosani, 2008
9
Hyperactive: The Controversial History of ADHD
Contending that hyperactive children are also a product of their social, cultural, and educational environment, Matthew Smith demonstrates how knowledge about the history of ADHD can lead to better choices about its diagnosis and treatment.
Matthew Smith, 2013
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Ryan--a Mother's Story of Her Hyperactive/Tourette Syndrome ...
The story of a mother's struggle with understanding her child's irritable, impatient, impulsive, demanding, hyperactive, disruptive, aggressive, Jekyll & Hyde behavior.
Susan Hughes, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYPERACTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hyperactive is used in the context of the following news items.
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New film: "Mr Holmes": The case of the ageing detective | The …
... five as sexy and hyperactive (Jonny Lee Miller), an action-hero (Robert Downey Junior) and a loveable sociopath (Benedict Cumberbatch). «The Economist, Jul 15»
2
Where are they now? Daniel Jones talks about life and royalties …
It just worked. That was our identity. And by accident really. I am quieter than Darren, he's a full-on hyperactive person. He gives so much. There is no off button. «Perth Now, Jul 15»
3
“Saving Eliza” Campaign Helps Another Child - DNA Science Blog
And he's hyperactive.” The distraught mother called the pediatrician right away, asking about the urine test mentioned in the factsheet. The next ... «PLoS Blogs, Jul 15»
4
Mercedes-AMG C63 S first drive review
Snappy, decisive changes take precedence when the driver select dial is wound to its most hyperactive setting. An electronic limited slip ... «Drive, Jul 15»
5
NJ moving to suspend license of Clifton psychiatrist accused of …
Records show the patient had no condition — such as attention deficit hyperactive disorder — that would be “appropriately treated” with the ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
6
A remarkable athletic career few know about - San Antonio Express …
It reads like the play-by-play of a little boy's hyperactive imagination or the plot of a cheesy 1940s biopic. Upon hearing his story, it's easy to ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
7
Clinical trials begin for cancer drug developed here - The Straits Times
Wnt, when hyperactive, instructs cancer cells to keep proliferating, tells them not to transform into mature cells, or both. "One way you get cancer ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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Museum & Gallery Listings for July 17-23 - The New York Times
7) A hyperactive multimedia extravaganza by this Berlin-based artist takes down irrational exuberance about new technologies with sardonic ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
The Quietus | Reviews | Pere Ubu
... except maybe on '(Pa) Ubu Dance Party', another example of both David Thomas at his vocally most hyperactive and the band at their most ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
10
'Boulevard' an affecting farewell to Robin Williams - Daily News
“When I first started working with him, I was a little nervous because I didn't know if he was going to be the very funny, sort of hyperactive Robin ... «LA Daily News, Jul 15»
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