word | HYPER |
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meaning | HYPER is a Greek prefix that means “above or beyond,” so hyper- often means about the same thing as super-. Hyperinflation is inflation that's growing at a very high rate. To be hypercritical or hypersensitive is to be critical or sensitive beyond the normal. And if you hyperextend a knee or elbow, it means you're actually bending it backward. |
Tags: mwvb::root, mwvb::unit:21, mwvb::unit:21:root, obsidian_to_anki
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