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Definition of overactive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overactive

adjective
 
/ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv/
[usually before noun]
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  1. (of an organ or part of the body) causing harm by doing something too much
    • an overactive thyroid
  2. (of somebody’s imagination) too active, especially so that they imagine things that are not true
    • She suffers from an overactive imagination.
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