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hyperactivity

/hˌaɪpɚæktˈɪvɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-ac-tiv-i-ty
IPA
/hˌaɪpɚæktˈɪvɪti/
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperactivities (plural)

Phrases

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder sympathetic hyperactivity

Frequently Paired Words

hyperactive

Rhymes With

sensitivity connectivity objectivity inactivity subjectivity passivity interactivity receptivity reflexivity expressivity retroactivity oversensitivity

Questions

How do you pronounce hyperactivity?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˌaɪpɚæktˈɪvɪti/.
What does hyperactivity mean?
The quality of being hyperactive; excessive and pathological movement and restlessness.
Where does hyperactivity come from?
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.

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