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hyperactivity

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvɪti/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvɪti/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hī′pər ak tivi tē)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•per•ac•tiv•i•ty  (hī′pər ak tivi tē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Psychiatrythe condition of being hyperactive.
  2. Psychiatry, Pathologyhyperkinesia.
  • hyperactive + -ity 1885–90

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•per•ac•tive /ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. unusually or abnormally active.
hy•per•ac•tiv•i•ty /ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•per•ac•tive  (hī′pər aktiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. unusually or abnormally active:a company's hyperactive growth; the child's hyperactive imagination.
  2. Medicine, Pathology, Psychiatry(of children) displaying exaggerated physical activity sometimes associated with neurologic or psychologic causes.
  3. hyperkinetic.
  • 1865–70; hyper- + active
hy′per•active•ly, adv. 

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