- overactive
- UK [ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv] / US [ˌoʊvərˈæktɪv]
adjective
1) causing harm by being too active
an overactive gene
2) if you have an overactive imagination, you tend to imagine things that are not true
English dictionary. 2014.
overactive
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overactive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively active. DERIVATIVES overactivity noun … English terms dictionary
overactive — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
overactive — adjective too active, in a way that produces a bad result: Paul s illness was due to an overactive thyroid. | have an overactive imagination (=tend to imagine things that are untrue): The rumor is probably just the result of someone s overactive… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
overactive — adjective Date: 1647 excessively or abnormally active < overactive glands > < an overactive imagination > • overactivity noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
overactive — over·ac·tive .ō və rak tiv adj excessively or abnormally active <an overactive mind> <overactive glands> over·ac·tiv·i·ty .rak tiv ət ē n, pl ties … Medical dictionary
overactive — o|ver|ac|tive [ˌəuvərˈæktıv US ˌouv ] adj too active, in a way that produces a bad result ≠ underactive ▪ an overactive thyroid gland ▪ Such fears are nothing more than the product of an overactive imagination … Dictionary of contemporary English
overactive — o|ver|ac|tive [ ,ouvər æktıv ] adjective 1. ) causing harm by being too active: an overactive gene 2. ) if you have an overactive imagination, you tend to imagine things that are not true … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overactive — adj. Overactive is used with these nouns: ↑imagination … Collocations dictionary
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