Understanding 'Hyper' Prefix

hypercritical

• ‘overly’ critical

• ‘slightly’ critical

• ‘not at all’ critical

• ‘moderately’ critical

hyperactive

• ‘overly’ active

• ‘underly’ active

• ‘moderately’ active

• ‘occasionally’ active

hype

• ‘overly’ publicizing something to promote a lot of public interest

• A type of music genre popular in the 90s

• A term used for a sudden increase in temperature

• A method of cooking food quickly

hyperbole

• ‘overly’ praising something

• A type of metaphor

• An understatement

• A form of irony

hyper

• ‘overexcited’

• ‘underwhelmed’

• ‘calm’

• ‘indifferent’

hyperthermia

• condition of having a body temperature that is ‘over’ the normal

• condition of having a body temperature that is ‘under’ the normal

• condition of having a body temperature that is normal

• condition of having fluctuating body temperature

hypersensitive

• of feeling ‘overly’ emotional

• of being unresponsive to stimuli

• of having a heightened sense of awareness

• of being indifferent to feelings

hypertension

• blood pressure that is considerably ‘over’ the normal

• blood pressure that is within the normal range

• blood pressure that is lower than normal

• blood pressure that fluctuates frequently

hyperventilate

• to breathe ‘over’ the normal rate

• to breathe at a slower than normal rate

• to hold one's breath for an extended period

• to breathe in a rhythmic pattern