hyper-
over, beyond, excessive
Greek · hyper (ὑπέρ)
Greek hyper means over or beyond, and often too much. It marks excess: hyperactive (too active), hypertension (too much pressure), hyperbole (throwing beyond, exaggeration), hypermarket (a very large store).
Memory trick
hyper- is a hyper kid on sugar: way over the normal limit.
Words from this root
- hyperactive (hyper + active) — too active, restlessअतिसक्रिय
- hypertension (hyper + tension) — abnormally high blood pressureउच्च रक्तचाप
- hyperbole (hyper + bole) — deliberate exaggerationअतिशयोक्ति
- hypersensitive (hyper + sensitive) — too easily affectedअतिसंवेदनशील
- hypercritical (hyper + critical) — too ready to find faultsबहुत नुक्ताचीनी करने वाला
- hyperlink (hyper + link) — a clickable link to other textहाइपरलिंक
- hyperventilate (hyper + ventilate) — to breathe too fastबहुत तेज़ साँस लेना
- hypermarket (hyper + market) — a huge storeविशाल बाज़ार
- hyperbola (hyper + bola) — a curve in geometryअतिपरवलय
- hypertext (hyper + text) — text with links to other textहाइपरटेक्स्ट
- hyperthermia (hyper + thermia) — dangerously high body temperatureअतिताप
- hyperglycemia (hyper + glycemia) — too much sugar in the bloodरक्त में बहुत ज़्यादा शुगर