hyperactive

[hahy-per-ak-tiv]

adjective

1. unusually or abnormally active.

   a company's hyperactive growth; the child's hyperactive imagination.

2. (of children) displaying exaggerated physical activity sometimes associated with neurologic or psychologic causes.

3. hyperkinetic.

hyperactive

/ ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv /

adjective

1. abnormally active

Other Word Forms

• hyperaction noun
• hyperactivity noun
• hyperactively adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperactive¹

First recorded in 1865–70; hyper- + active

Example Sentences

But that trajectory changed when his parents decided their son, who admitted to being a "hyperactive" youngster, needed another outlet.

From BBC

To be fair, Temu’s popularity isn’t totally tied to how broke everybody is — Temu’s hyperactive interface is a masterclass in gamified consumption, rendering a purchase of new socks a trip to the digital casino.

From Salon

But the star is the movie’s hyperactive, even overwhelmingly contradictory nostalgia.

From Los Angeles Times

Lines were spoken as if newly coined from the hyperactive minds of Macbeth and his wife.

From Los Angeles Times

Now Trump has brought that mindset to the Oval Office which, I suppose, isn’t surprising given the subleasing of his presidency to the hyperactive and assertively transgressive Elon Musk.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• excitable 
• high-strung