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hyperactivity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being hyperactive; excessive and pathological movement and restlessness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disorder, upset

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h2éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvus Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin āctīvitāsder. Middle French activitébor. English activity English hyperactivity From hyper- + activity.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: гіперакты́ўнасць (hipjeraktýwnascʹ) — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Czech: hyperaktivita — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Danish: hyperaktivitet — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Faroese: ovurvirkni — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Finnish: ylivilkkaus — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Finnish: yliaktiivisuus — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Finnish: hyperaktiivisuus — Quality of being hyperactive
  • French: hyperactivité — Quality of being hyperactive
  • German: Hyperaktivität — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Greek: υπερκινητικότητα (yperkinitikótita) — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Greek: υπερδραστηριότητα (yperdrastiriótita) — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Hungarian: hiperaktivitás — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Icelandic: ofvirkni — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Indonesian: hiperaktivitas — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Irish: hipirghníomhaíocht — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Italian: iperattività — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Japanese: 多動 (tadō) — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Japanese: 多動性 (tadōsei) — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hyperaktivitet — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hyperaktivitet — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Polish: hiperaktywność — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Polish: nadpobudliwość — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Polish: nadaktywność — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Portuguese: hiperatividade — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Russian: гиперакти́вность (giperaktívnostʹ) — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Swedish: hyperaktivitet — Quality of being hyperactive
  • Ukrainian: гіперакти́вність (hiperaktývnistʹ) — Quality of being hyperactive