Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperreactive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-re-ac-tive
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing a much greater than normal response to a stimulus

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- English reactive English hyperreactive From hyper- + reactive.

Inflected Forms

more hyperreactive (comparative) most hyperreactive (superlative)

Rhymes With

active attractive interactive radioactive inactive reactive proactive unattractive refractive hyperactive extractive overactive

Questions

What does hyperreactive mean?: Showing a much greater than normal response to a stimulus
Where does hyperreactive 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- English reactive English hyperreactive From hyper- + reactive.

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