hyporeactive

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adjective

Having or showing abnormally low sensitivity to stimuli.

OriginEnglish reactive ← Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *upó →
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Meanings

adjectivehyporeactive (comparative more hyporeactive, superlative most hyporeactive)

comparative more hyporeactive · superlative most hyporeactive

  1. biologyHaving or showing abnormally low sensitivity to stimuli.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Englishreactive
  6. Englishhyporeactive

From hypo- + reactive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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