hyperactivity

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hyperactivity

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Etymology

From hyper- +‎ activity.

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Noun

hyperactivity (usually uncountable, plural hyperactivities)

1. The quality of being hyperactive; excessive and pathological movement and restlessness.
   • 2025 January 23, Kristen Rogers, “People with ADHD have shorter life expectancy and higher risk of mental health issues, study finds”, in CNN‎:

     Having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is associated with a shorter life expectancy and a greater risk of mental health issues, according to a new study of more than 30,000 people with the disorder in the United Kingdom.

Derived terms

• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
• sympathetic hyperactivity

Related terms

• hyperactive

Translations

Quality of being hyperactive

Belarusian: гіперакты́ўнасць f (hipjeraktýwnascʹ) Czech: hyperaktivita f Danish: hyperaktivitet c Faroese: ovurvirkni Finnish: ylivilkkaus (fi), yliaktiivisuus, hyperaktiivisuus French: hyperactivité (fr) f German: Hyperaktivität (de) f Greek: υπερκινητικότητα (el) f (yperkinitikótita), υπερδραστηριότητα (el) f (yperdrastiriótita) Hungarian: hiperaktivitás (hu) Icelandic: ofvirkni f Indonesian: hiperaktivitas Irish: hipirghníomhaíocht f Italian: iperattività f Japanese: 多動 (ja) (tadō), 多動性 (tadōsei) Norwegian: Bokmål: hyperaktivitet Nynorsk: hyperaktivitet Polish: hiperaktywność (pl) f, nadpobudliwość (pl) (literally “overexcitability”), nadaktywność (pl) f Portuguese: hiperatividade (pt) f Russian: гиперакти́вность (ru) f (giperaktívnostʹ) Swedish: hyperaktivitet c Ukrainian: гіперакти́вність f (hiperaktývnistʹ)