hyper|con|nec|tiv|ity /ha I pə r kɒnekt I vəti/ N‑UNCOUNT Hyperconnectivity is the use of many systems and devices so that you are always connected to social networks and other sources of information. □ The team is studying the effects of hyperconnectivity on the brain.
hyper|in|fla|tion /ha I pər I nfle I ʃ ə n/ also hyper-inflation N‑UNCOUNT Hyperinflation is very severe inflation.
hyper|link /ha I pə r l I ŋk/ (hyperlinks , hyperlinking , hyperlinked )
1 N‑COUNT In an HTML document, a hyperlink is a link to another part of the document or to another document. Hyperlinks are shown as words with a line under them. [COMPUTING ]
2 VERB [usu passive] If a document or file is hyperlinked , it contains hyperlinks. [COMPUTING ] □ [be V -ed] The database is fully hyperlinked.
hyper|mar|ket /ha I pə r mɑː r k I t/ (hypermarkets ) N‑COUNT A hypermarket is a very large supermarket. [mainly BRIT ]
hyper|sen|si|tive /ha I pə r se ns I t I v/
1 ADJ If you say that someone is hypersensitive , you mean that they get annoyed or offended very easily. □ [+ to/about ] Student teachers were hypersensitive to any criticism of their performance.
2 ADJ Someone who is hypersensitive is extremely sensitive to certain drugs or chemicals. [MEDICAL ]
hyper|ten|sion /ha I pə r te nʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Hypertension is a medical condition in which a person has very high blood pressure. □ He has always suffered from hypertension.
hyper|text /ha I pə r tekst/ N‑UNCOUNT In computing, hypertext is a way of connecting pieces of text so that you can go quickly and directly from one to another. [COMPUTING ]
hy|per|ven|ti|late /ha I pə r vent I le I t/ (hyperventilates , hyperventilating , hyperventilated ) VERB If someone hyperventilates , they begin to breathe very fast in an uncontrollable way, usually because they are very frightened, tired, or excited. □ [V ] I hyperventilate when they come near me with the needle. ● hyper|ven|ti|la|tion /ha I pə r ve nt I le I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ …the effects of hyperventilation.
hy|phen /ha I f ə n/ (hyphens ) N‑COUNT A hyphen is the punctuation sign used to join words together to make a compound, as in 'left-handed'. People also use a hyphen to show that the rest of a word is on the next line.
hy|phen|at|ed /ha I fəne I t I d/ ADJ A word that is hyphenated is written with a hyphen between two or more of its parts. □ …hyphenated names such as Wong-Shong or Li-Wong.
hyp|no|sis /h I pnoʊ s I s/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Hypnosis is a state in which a person seems to be asleep but can still see, hear, or respond to things said to them. □ Bevin is now an adult and has re-lived her birth experience under hypnosis.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Hypnosis is the art or practice of hypnotizing people.
hyp|no|thera|pist /h I pnoʊθe rəp I st/ (hypnotherapists ) N‑COUNT A hypnotherapist is a person who treats people by using hypnotherapy.
hyp|no|thera|py /h I pnoʊθe rəpi/ N‑UNCOUNT Hypnotherapy is the practice of hypnotizing people in order to help them with a mental or physical problem, for example to help them give up smoking.
hyp|not|ic /h I pnɒ t I k/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If someone is in a hypnotic state, they have been hypnotized. □ The hypnotic state actually lies somewhere between being awake and being asleep.
2 ADJ Something that is hypnotic holds your attention or makes you feel sleepy, often because it involves repeated sounds, pictures, or movements. □ His songs are often both hypnotic and reassuringly pleasant.
hyp|no|tise /h I pnəta I z/ → see hypnotize
hyp|no|tism /h I pnət I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Hypnotism is the practice of hypnotizing people. ● hyp|no|tist (hypnotists ) N‑COUNT □ He was put into a trance by a police hypnotist.
hyp|no|tize /h I pnəta I z/ (hypnotizes , hypnotizing , hypnotized ) in BRIT, also use hypnotise 1 VERB If someone hypnotizes you, they put you into a state in which you seem to be asleep but can still see, hear, or respond to things said to you. □ [V n] A hypnotherapist will hypnotize you and will stop you from smoking.
2 VERB [usu passive] If you are hypnotized by someone or something, you are so fascinated by them that you cannot think of anything else. □ [be V -ed] He's hypnotized by that black hair and that white face. □ [V -ed] Davey sat as if hypnotized by the sound of Nick's voice.
hypo|chon|dria /ha I pəkɒ ndriə/ N‑UNCOUNT If someone suffers from hypochondria , they continually worry about their health and falsely imagine that they are ill.
hypo|chon|dri|ac /ha I pəkɒ ndriæk/ (hypochondriacs ) N‑COUNT A hypochondriac is a person who continually worries about their health, although there is really nothing wrong with them.
hy|poc|ri|sy /h I pɒ kr I si/ (hypocrisies ) N‑VAR If you accuse someone of hypocrisy , you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story.
hypo|crite /h I pəkr I t/ (hypocrites ) N‑COUNT If you accuse someone of being a hypocrite , you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have. [DISAPPROVAL ]
hypo|criti|cal /h I pəkr I t I k ə l/ ADJ If you accuse someone of being hypocritical , you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ It would be hypocritical to say I travel at 70mph simply because that is the law.