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Overzealous vs Hyperactive - What's the difference?

overzealous | hyperactive |

As adjectives the difference between overzealous and hyperactive

is that overzealous is too zealous; too enthusiastic, determined; too fervent while hyperactive is having an increased state of activity.

overzealous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Too zealous; too enthusiastic, determined; too fervent.
  • :With his overzealous attempts to impress, he only managed to annoy her.

    • hyperactive

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia hyperactive) (en adjective)
  • having an increased state of activity
  • having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community)

    • Synonyms

    * overactive

    Antonyms

    * hypoactive

    Derived terms

    * hyperactively