hypoactivation

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noun

Less than normal activation

OriginEnglish activation ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif →
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Meanings

nounhypoactivation (countable and uncountable, plural hypoactivations)

plural hypoactivations

  1. countableuncountableLess than normal activation

    As indicated by fMRI, during facial emotional categorization young females with major depressive disorder, MDD, exhibit hyperactivation, whereas young males display hypoactivation in the precuneous brain area [65 ].

    2015 July 9, “Face-n-Food: Gender Differences in Tuning to Faces”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  7. Proto-Italic*agō
  8. Latinagō
  9. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  10. Latināctīvu
  11. Old Frenchactif
  12. Middle Englishactyf
  13. Englishactive
  14. Englishactivate
  15. Englishactivation
  16. Englishhypoactivation

From hypo- + activation.

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APA

hypoactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoactivation

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“hypoactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoactivation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypoactivation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoactivation.

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