Definition of "hyper" []

• Slang Having a very excitable or nervous temperament; high-strung. (adjective)
• Slang Emotionally stimulated or overexcited. (adjective)

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• "Associated Press The group has raised more than $1 million to seed its effort against what it calls hyper-partisanship."
• "That really knows not only what we call hyper - local, which is what is happening in your community, but what is happening in -- you know, in your Taiwan, in your India, in your Vietnam."
• "BASH: Senator McCain said that he wants to end what he calls hyper partisanship and he gave some details on how he would intend to do that."