characterized by extreme intensity, emotionalism, or lack of restraint
hyperthyroid journalism
Word origin
[1915–20; hyper- + thyroid]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camouflage, conditioning, decoder, neorealism, stockpilehyper- is a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “over,” usually implyingexcess or exaggeration (hyperbole). On this model, hyper- is used, especially as opposed to hypo-, in the formation of compound words (hyperthyroid). Other words that use the affix hyper- include: hypercorrection, hyperkinesia, hyperopia, hyperparathyroidism, hyperurbanism
Examples of 'hyperthyroid' in a sentence
hyperthyroid
Two bulging hyperthyroid eyes summed up Burnell with a melancholy scrutiny.