HYPER


Meaning of HYPER in English

hyper 1

/huy"peuhr/ , Informal.

adj.

1. overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.

2. seriously or obsessively concerned; fanatical; rabid: She's hyper about noise pollution.

3. hyperactive.

n.

4. a person who is hyper.

[ 1970-75; prob. independent use of HYPER- ]

hyper 2

/huy"peuhr/ , n. Informal.

a person who promotes or publicizes events, people, etc., esp. one who uses flamboyant or questionable methods; promoter; publicist.

[ 1910-15, Amer., for an earlier sense; HYPE 1 + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .