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overactivity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Excessive activity

Definition sources: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract · Princeton WordNet 3.0

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- 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 overactivity From over- + activity.