Meanings
nounhypoactivity (countable and uncountable, plural hypoactivities)
plural hypoactivities
- countableuncountableThe condition of being hypoactive
Various psychiatric disorders are suggested to be related with hyper- or hypoactivity of specific neural pathways such as the frontostriatal pathway.
2015 July 21, “Double Virus Vector Infection to the Prefrontal Network of the Macaque Brain”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
- Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
- Englishhypo-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvus
- Latināctīvitās
- Middle Frenchactivité
- Englishactivity
- Englishhypoactivity
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APA
hypoactivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoactivity
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“hypoactivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoactivity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypoactivity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoactivity.
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