dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/hy_mw.json

{
  "hybrid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera":[
        "a hybrid of two roses"
      ],
      ": a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions":[],
      ": something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite":[
        "hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands",
        "a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles"
      ],
      ": something (such as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function":[
        "drives a hybrid that gets really good mileage"
      ],
      ": relating to or produced from parents of different species, varieties, or breeds":[
        "a hybrid rose",
        "hybrid cattle"
      ],
      ": having or produced by a combination of two or more distinct elements : marked by heterogeneity in origin, composition, or appearance":[
        "\u2026 difficulties with normal English are \u2026 its hybrid vocabulary and the irregularities of English spelling.",
        "\u2014 G. A. Miller",
        "a hybrid style"
      ],
      ": having two different types of components performing essentially the same function":[
        "a hybrid vehicle"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u012b-brid",
      "\u02c8h\u012b-br\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cross",
      "crossbred",
      "crossbreed",
      "intercross",
      "mongrel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cold-blooded",
      "coldblood",
      "cross",
      "crossbred",
      "mixed",
      "mongrel"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a hybrid of two roses",
      "The band plays a hybrid of jazz and rock.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Volvo is working on a plan to become fully electric by 2030, and an enhanced plug-in- hybrid T8 powertrain is a steppingstone to that goal. \u2014 Andi Hedrick, Car and Driver , 30 June 2022",
      "The range-topping Tonale is a gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid (PHEV). \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "As the world transitions from gasoline powered vehicles to electric cars, some automakers have seen success offering a plug-in hybrid as an option to ease the transition to EVs, especially as charging infrastructure continues to ramp up. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "Of course the biggest reason to go for the plug-in hybrid over other models is the fuel-efficiency. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 25 May 2022",
      "The company has already begun to embrace the future of battery-electric propulsion, and actually, the Wrangler 4xe is the best-selling plug-in hybrid in America. \u2014 Jim Resnick, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Cultivating a culture of inclusion in hybrid is especially critical for social capital, as remote employees risk being left out of in-person conversations or camaraderie. \u2014 Chris Capossela, Fortune , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "That same year, Chevy released a plug-in hybrid , and Nissan released a 100% electric model called the LEAF. \u2014 al , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The facelifted Escape is expected to continue to offer gas, hybrid , and plug-in variants, and it should be revealed in the fall before starting production late this year. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "As my Atlantic colleague Derek Thompson writes, if a looming recession materializes, that could put power back in the hands of employers, giving them the leverage to halt or reverse a global shift to hybrid work. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 29 June 2022",
      "Salespeople have an incredibly difficult job, especially in the era of hybrid work; but it can certainly be made easier with a contemporary approach to learning and development. \u2014 Dan Whelan, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "There may be lingering questions about our brave new world of hybrid work, but what to wear won't be one of them. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
      "Bosses tried cajoling people back to the office with rewards and promises of hybrid work. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
      "The company moved primarily to hybrid work during the pandemic, but roughly a third of its employees are assigned to its headquarters on Officer\u2019s Row in Vancouver. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 June 2022",
      "Like an outright invasion, a hybrid attack\u2019s consequences could extend beyond Ukraine. \u2014 Adam O\u2019neal, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "There is no mention of whether the role is remote, hybrid or in the office. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Minimize your air conditioning use, if possible: Air conditioners reduce your vehicle\u2019s fuel economy to more than 25% while driving in hot weather, and it\u2019s even greater in hybrid and electric vehicles. \u2014 Freep.com , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin hybrida":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003525"
  },
  "hymn":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a song of praise to God":[
        "sing a hymn of thanksgiving"
      ],
      ": a metrical composition adapted for singing in a religious service":[
        "a book of hymns"
      ],
      ": a song of praise or joy":[
        "in jolly hymns they praise the god of wine",
        "\u2014 John Dryden"
      ],
      ": something resembling a song of praise : paean":[
        "The novel is a hymn to childhood and innocence."
      ],
      ": to praise or worship in or as if in hymns (see hymn entry 1 )":[
        "the heroes who are hymned in this book"
      ],
      ": to sing a song that praises God : to sing a hymn":[
        "listening to the choir hymn"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8him"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anthem",
      "canticle",
      "carol",
      "chorale",
      "psalm",
      "spiritual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bless",
      "carol",
      "celebrate",
      "emblazon",
      "exalt",
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "glorify",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise",
      "resound"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "sing a hymn of praise",
      "our Sunday church services always open with a hymn",
      "Verb",
      "during the honeymoon following the inauguration, newspaper articles seemed to hymn the president's every move",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The professor and hymn writer from Salem, Massachusetts was raised in an evangelical Christian church, surrounded by music. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "Today\u2019s insiders all seem to be singing from the same hymn book, imposing a strict ideology on us, their subjects. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
      "The track, halfway between glorious hymn and exorcizing lament, embodies the core ethos of Acabou chorare: delineating a crucial crossroads of genres, influences, and approaches within Brazilian music. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Based on an old hymn , the song since become a gospel standard, sung throughout the world. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 19 June 2022",
      "Rock of Ages \u2014 not the hymn but a quarry company with a visitor center of the same name \u2014 is perhaps Barre\u2019s single biggest tourist draw, typically attracting more than 100,000 visitors annually. \u2014 Walter Nicklin, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The piece begins in beatific, C-major stasis, as a jaunty hymn gathers momentum in canonic form. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Sunday morning launches with revival-style hymn singing. \u2014 Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "When his casket shut closed and a hymn began, the room erupted in grief. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But this wasn\u2019t a flattening of hierarchies of the sort long hymned in Silicon Valley reveries of the online demos. \u2014 Nathaniel Friedman, The New Republic , 21 Oct. 2019",
      "Rogers was a benevolent, ditty-dispensing educator in civic virtue and human tolerance, who hymned the miracles of beautiful days and kindly friends, while acknowledging the fallibility of us all. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 20 Oct. 2019",
      "But the wounds sustained and inflicted by cheating hearts, so often hymned by Nashville balladeers, are a specialty of Mr. Lonergan. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English ymne , from Old English ymen , from Latin hymnus song of praise, from Greek hymnos":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1667, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065200"
  },
  "hype":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a narcotics addict":[],
      ": hypodermic":[],
      ": stimulate , enliven":[
        "\u2014 usually used with up hyping herself up for the game"
      ],
      ": increase":[],
      ": put on , deceive":[],
      ": to promote or publicize extravagantly":[
        "hyping this fall's TV lineup"
      ],
      ": deception , put-on":[],
      ": excellent , cool":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u012bp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addict",
      "dopehead",
      "doper",
      "druggie",
      "druggy",
      "fiend",
      "freak",
      "head",
      "hophead",
      "junkie",
      "junky",
      "stoner",
      "user"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accelerate",
      "add (to)",
      "aggrandize",
      "amplify",
      "augment",
      "boost",
      "build up",
      "compound",
      "enlarge",
      "escalate",
      "expand",
      "extend",
      "increase",
      "multiply",
      "pump up",
      "raise",
      "stoke",
      "supersize",
      "swell",
      "up"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a couple of the tracks on the album feature some really hype vocals"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by shortening & alteration from hypodermic":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1989, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232422"
  },
  "hyper":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "prefix"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": extremely active":[
        "hyper children"
      ],
      ": above : beyond : super-":[
        "hyper market"
      ],
      ": excessively":[
        "hyper sensitive"
      ],
      ": excessive":[
        "hyper emia"
      ],
      ": that is or exists in a space of more than three dimensions":[
        "hyper space"
      ],
      ": bridging points within an entity (such as a database or network) nonsequentially":[
        "hyper text"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u012b-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "excitable",
      "fiddle-footed",
      "flighty",
      "fluttery",
      "high-strung",
      "hyperactive",
      "hyperexcitable",
      "hyperkinetic",
      "jittery",
      "jumpy",
      "nervous",
      "skittery",
      "skittish",
      "spasmodic",
      "spooky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imperturbable",
      "nerveless",
      "unexcitable",
      "unflappable",
      "unshakable"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I get a little hyper when I drink too much coffee.",
      "she's so hyper that she's the last person you'd want to turn to in an emergency"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "short for hyperactive":"Adjective",
      "Latin hyper- , from Greek, from hyper \u2014 more at over":"Prefix"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004756"
  },
  "hyperactive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": affected with or exhibiting hyperactivity",
      ": more active than is usual or desirable",
      ": intricately or elaborately designed or detailed",
      ": extremely or overly active",
      ": affected with or exhibiting hyperactivity",
      ": more active than is usual or desirable",
      ": an individual who is hyperactive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8ak-tiv",
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8ak-tiv",
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8rak-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "excited",
      "feverish",
      "frenzied",
      "heated",
      "hectic",
      "overactive",
      "overwrought"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the skyrocketing price of oil resulted in a wildly fluctuating, hyperactive stock market",
      "hyperactive children who are in dire need of a guardian with a firm hand",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Children may act anxious, hyperactive , withdrawn, or throw tantrums. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Cognitive behavioral therapy seemed to have stronger effects on inattentive symptoms than on hyperactive -impulsive ones, and effects did not depend on whether participants were already taking medication. \u2014 Laura E. Knouse, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
      "As a result, kids may exhibit undesired or hyperactive behaviors or irritability. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Another idea was to reduce the viral reach of hyperactive (and hyperpartisan) users, and dial up the reach of those in the political middle. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The steering rack's hyperactive response to inputs from the thick M Sport steering wheel requires frequent midcorner corrections, and there's just no sense of what the front wheels are doing. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The defense is following the lead of the hyperactive Bray, who is a moving target throughout practice. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Thus in a hyperactive market, a happy consumer can elevate a brand. \u2014 Goran Paun, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "For people like me, that function is a little more hyperactive . \u2014 Damon Young, Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170328"
  },
  "hyperexcitable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extremely or excessively excitable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-ik-\u02c8s\u012b-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "excitable",
      "fiddle-footed",
      "flighty",
      "fluttery",
      "high-strung",
      "hyper",
      "hyperactive",
      "hyperkinetic",
      "jittery",
      "jumpy",
      "nervous",
      "skittery",
      "skittish",
      "spasmodic",
      "spooky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imperturbable",
      "nerveless",
      "unexcitable",
      "unflappable",
      "unshakable"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1870, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193933"
  },
  "hyperintelligent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": extremely intelligent":[
        "But Weinstein's cast is more than up to the task of playing hyperintelligent kids without turning them into cloying nerd cartoons.",
        "\u2014 Chris Jones",
        "\u2026 my column seems to be popular with a certain breed of hyper-intelligent , easily outraged, deeply ironical funsters \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jonah Goldberg"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-in-\u02c8te-l\u0259-j\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "brainy",
      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "clever",
      "exceptional",
      "fast",
      "intelligent",
      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "airheaded",
      "birdbrained",
      "boneheaded",
      "brain-dead",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "chuckleheaded",
      "dense",
      "dim",
      "dim-witted",
      "doltish",
      "dopey",
      "dopy",
      "dorky",
      "dull",
      "dumb",
      "dunderheaded",
      "empty-headed",
      "fatuous",
      "gormless",
      "half-witted",
      "knuckleheaded",
      "lamebrain",
      "lamebrained",
      "lunkheaded",
      "mindless",
      "obtuse",
      "opaque",
      "pinheaded",
      "senseless",
      "simple",
      "slow",
      "slow-witted",
      "soft",
      "softheaded",
      "stupid",
      "thick",
      "thickheaded",
      "thick-witted",
      "unbrilliant",
      "unintelligent",
      "unsmart",
      "vacuous",
      "weak-minded",
      "witless"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045945"
  },
  "hyperkinetic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity":[
        "the hyperkinetic child"
      ],
      ": characterized by fast-paced or frenetic activity":[
        "a hyperkinetic movie"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-k\u0259-\u02c8ne-tik",
      "-\u02c8net-ik",
      "-k\u012b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "excitable",
      "fiddle-footed",
      "flighty",
      "fluttery",
      "high-strung",
      "hyper",
      "hyperactive",
      "hyperexcitable",
      "jittery",
      "jumpy",
      "nervous",
      "skittery",
      "skittish",
      "spasmodic",
      "spooky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imperturbable",
      "nerveless",
      "unexcitable",
      "unflappable",
      "unshakable"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "an elderly couple who are unable to control their hyperkinetic grandson",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The atmosphere is hyperkinetic , and as the lights dim, the crowd takes a collective deep breath. \u2014 Will \"ill Will\" Lavin, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2022",
      "Quivoron is intent on plunging the viewer into Julia\u2019s POV and employs hyperkinetic camerawork by Rapha\u00ebl Vandenbussche that\u2019s more self-conscious than involving. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "Bodies pile up in this mash-up of science fiction, detective and conspiracy thriller \u2014 with a lot of humor and a big-screen, hyperkinetic energy. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
      "Watch all 136 minutes of the film\u2019s hyperkinetic fragments\u2014a case study of attention-deficit disorder\u2014and your synapses will crackle, pop and eventually snap, exactly as they\u2019re meant to. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "His hyperkinetic , hyper-stylized, hyper-everything art seemed barely contained by the page, helping define the nascent art form and establish the superhero genre and comic book industry. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Travis Scott, the chart-topping Houston rapper known for his hyperkinetic live shows, has risen to the top of the hip-hop world thanks to a devoted and young fan base. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "The hyperkinetic 1960 release, with its anti-establishment tone and homages to Hollywood gangster films, vaunted the French New Wave to the vanguard of world cinema and Belmondo along with it. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "Here, Sulley is the straight man chief executive, while Mike, a hyperkinetic second-in-command, strives to help the company \u2014 and the anxious, still ambitious Tylor \u2014 by running a comedy class. \u2014 New York Times , 6 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053943"
  },
  "hyperventilate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to breathe rapidly and deeply : undergo hyperventilation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8vent-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8ven-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blow",
      "gasp",
      "heave",
      "pant",
      "puff",
      "wheeze"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The boy panicked and began hyperventilating .",
      "he was so nervous he began hyperventilating , and the extra oxygen made him dizzy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Rittenhouse began to hyperventilate and stall his words as the discussion turned to his encounter with Joseph Rosenbaum at the edge of a Kenosha car lot. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "While right-wing pundits hyperventilate about an incipient Biden dictatorship, Democrats in Congress can\u2019t even get paid family leave or a wealth tax on billionaires into their make-or-break reconciliation bill. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "The problem was associated with impaired regulation of blood flow and an inability to use oxygen efficiently, causing patients to feel fatigue, shortness of breath and lightheadedness, and to hyperventilate during exercise. \u2014 Laura Landro, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "The Jason Brown in the car was starting to hyperventilate , while the Jason Brown watching this on TV was curious to see what happened next. \u2014 Jason Brown, The New Yorker , 2 May 2021",
      "Some people have severe symptoms, says Dr. Samuel, hyperventilating multiple times a week or even daily. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "Behind the scenes of his digital cover photo shoot, Centineo goes from hyperventilating from the pressure of having to transform into America's favorite heartthrob to whispering sweet nothings into his own reflection on his iPhone. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "Change is likely not coming in Guaido's wake -- and his air miles are more a bid to resuscitate himself on the international stage than a chance for foreign capitals to hyperventilate about his transitional presidency. \u2014 Nick Paton Walsh, CNN , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "One witness said a group of women were wailing and hyperventilating in fear, some separated from their family members. \u2014 Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post , 22 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1931, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193121"
  },
  "hypocrisy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act or instance of hypocrisy":[
        "a keen awareness of one's parents' hypocrisies"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "hi-\u02c8p\u00e4-kr\u0259-s\u0113",
      "also h\u012b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cant",
      "dissembling",
      "dissimulation",
      "insincerity",
      "piousness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "genuineness",
      "sincereness",
      "sincerity"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "When his private letters were made public, they revealed his hypocrisy .",
      "the hypocrisy of people who say one thing but do another",
      "Teenagers often have a keen awareness of their parents' hypocrisies .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The geography of empire always includes a gulf of hypocrisy between the metropolis and the provinces. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Poland, which accepted practically no Syrians in the 2015 refugee crisis but had opened its borders to white, Christian Belarusian protesters, was a billboard for the hypocrisy of the bloc. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Flanary\u2019s best material balances the specificity of an expert with the nose for hypocrisy that typically comes from an incisive observer, said Heidi Tworek, a University of British Columbia history professor who studies health communication. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Tanden's disappointed supporters are slamming her Republican opponents for hypocrisy . \u2014 Ramesh Ponnuru, Star Tribune , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "Many, including The Wing, the Sierra Club and DoSomething, faced social media uprisings from workers who spilled the worst of their experiences online and called out brands and companies for hypocrisy . \u2014 Elly Belle, refinery29.com , 10 Dec. 2020",
      "After Nagaenthran was hanged, Human Rights Watch legal adviser Linda Lakhdir wrote that the communication between Malaysia and Singapore highlighted a hypocrisy : Nagaethran would have likely faced capital punishment at home. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "And past hypocrisy shouldn\u2019t serve as an excuse for failing to say that clearly, and act on it. \u2014 Matthew Duss, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "That hypocrisy added to the frustration of Apple employees, with some already quitting. \u2014 Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English ypocrisye, borrowed from Anglo-French ypocrisie, borrowed from Late Latin hypocrisis, ypocrisis, borrowed from Greek hyp\u00f3krisis \"playing a part on the stage, pretending to be something one is not,\" from hypokri-, variant stem of hypokr\u012b\u0301nomai, hypokr\u012b\u0301nesthai \"to reply, make an answer, speak in dialogue, play a part on the stage, feign\" (from hypo- hypo- + kr\u012b\u0301nomai, middle voice of kr\u012b\u0301n\u014d, kr\u012b\u0301nein \"to separate, choose, decide, judge\") + -sis, suffix forming nouns of action or process \u2014 more at certain entry 1":""
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": adapted for use in or administered by injection beneath the skin":[],
      ": of or relating to the parts beneath the skin":[],
      ": resembling a hypodermic injection in effect : stimulating":[],
      ": hypodermic injection":[],
      ": hypodermic syringe":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "he hardly felt it when the nurse stuck the hypodermic in his arm",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "At a string of encampments under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, where more than a dozen people had been living, city workers confiscated tents, mattresses, shoes, coats, hundreds of hypodermic needles, and at least one rocking chair. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
      "Characters also use hypodermic needles to inject a secret formula. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The officer recovered 24 items valued at $664 along with used hypodermic needles and other drug use implements. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The floor was covered in a plethora of hypodermic needles, which were properly destroyed later. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Clean & Safe crews collected more than 70,000 bags of trash, picked up 65,000 hypodermic needles and removed tens of thousands of graffiti tags downtown in the last year, according to figures provided by the program. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Police found an unidentified crystalline substance and hypodermic syringes in the Strongsville man\u2019s vehicle. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 2 July 2021",
      "During the traffic stop, she was also charged with criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument. \u2014 Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "The nurse popped one cartridge out of the hypodermic chamber and inserted the next. \u2014 Donald Antrim, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "hypo- + -dermic (in endermic \"acting through the skin,\" epidermic )":"Adjective",
      "by shortening":"Noun"
    },
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      "1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "circa 1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031608"
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      "noun"
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      ": needle sense 1c(1)",
      ": a hypodermic syringe complete with needle",
      ": needle entry 1 sense 5",
      ": a small syringe used with a hollow needle to inject material (as a vaccine) into or beneath the skin",
      ": needle sense 2",
      ": a hypodermic syringe complete with needle"
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      "hype",
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      "doesn't mind getting shots as long as he doesn't catch sight of the hypodermic needle",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The hypodermic needle was recovered and disposed of at the fire station. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "When the older man stepped out of the vehicle\u2019s passenger seat, a used hypodermic needle fell to the ground. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "In a lunchbox on the kitchen stove, police found a spoon and hypodermic needle plunger. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "So, a technician uses a hypodermic needle to inject a few small microchips into your body. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 11 June 2021",
      "Aside from the occasional nasal spray for flu or sugar lump for polio, the hypodermic needle has been the mainstay of protecting against infectious disease since it was pioneered by a Dublin physician in 1844. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "Aside from the occasional nasal spray for flu or sugar lump for polio, the hypodermic needle has been the mainstay of protecting against infectious disease since it was pioneered by a Dublin physician in 1844. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "Then police noticed the man had been holding a hypodermic needle in his hand. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "Aside from the occasional nasal spray for flu or sugar lump for polio, the hypodermic needle has been the mainstay of protecting against infectious disease since it was pioneered by a Dublin physician in 1844. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230040"
  },
  "hypodermic syringe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a small syringe used with a hollow needle for injection of material into or beneath the skin",
      ": hypodermic needle sense 2",
      ": a small syringe used with a hollow needle for injection of material into or beneath the skin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "hype",
      "hypodermic",
      "hypodermic needle",
      "needle",
      "syringe"
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      "the nurse filled a different hypodermic syringe for each injection"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1893, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182532"
  },
  "hypothesis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument":[],
      ": an interpretation of a practical situation or condition taken as the ground for action":[],
      ": a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences":[],
      ": the antecedent clause of a conditional statement":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4-th\u0259-s\u0259s",
      "h\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4th-\u0259-s\u0259s"
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      "proposition",
      "supposition",
      "theory",
      "thesis"
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hypothesis hypothesis , theory , law mean a formula derived by inference from scientific data that explains a principle operating in nature. hypothesis implies insufficient evidence to provide more than a tentative explanation. a hypothesis explaining the extinction of the dinosaurs theory implies a greater range of evidence and greater likelihood of truth. the theory of evolution law implies a statement of order and relation in nature that has been found to be invariable under the same conditions. the law of gravitation",
    "examples":[
      "In contrast to Bingham's hypothesis that Machu Picchu was the birthplace of the first Inca and the hearth area of the Inca civilization, current scholars believe that the city was built as a country estate \u2026 \u2014 Roger Balm , Focus On Geography , Spring 2004",
      "Campus veterans marvel at all the poolside apartments that have sprung up since Georgia popped the income cap off its merit awards. Professors are testing their hypothesis that instead of increasing college enrollment, the state's $1.7 billion scholarship program has been a blessing for the automobile industry\u2014since so many families roll the savings into buying new cars. \u2014 Greg Winter , New York Times , 31 Oct. 2002",
      "Isaac Newton initially argued against a parabolic orbit for the \u2026 comet of 1680, preferring the hypothesis of two independent comets, one for the inbound and one for the outbound leg. However, Newton later showed that the orbit of the comet could indeed be fit by a parabola. \u2014 Daniel C. Boice and Walter Huebner , \"Physics and Chemistry of Comets,\" in Encyclopedia of the Solar System Paul R. Weissman et al., editors , 1999",
      "As stated, our working hypothesis suggests a straightforward way to look for evidence that would confirm or disconfirm it: can you predict what is omitted and what is included in alphabetic representations? \u2014 Timothy Shopen and Joseph M. Williams , Standards and Dialects in English , 1980",
      "Other chemists rejected his hypothesis .",
      "Their hypothesis is that watching excessive amounts of television reduces a person's ability to concentrate.",
      "The results of the experiment did not support his hypothesis .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The prize aims to reward scientists for their ideas on how to drive their field forward, by awarding up to $20k for the top hypothesis for making progress in an undervalued field of longevity. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The behaviour of mothers as the primary caregiver was central to Bowlby's hypothesis . \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Evidence for that hypothesis isn\u2019t just emerging from the United States. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 14 May 2022",
      "But the experts panel cast doubt on that hypothesis . \u2014 Shane Harris, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Their result depended on the Riemann hypothesis being true \u2014 but that famously hard question remains unsolved. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Higher doses also reduced the levels of tau tangles, consistent with the amyloid-cascade hypothesis . \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 23 June 2021",
      "The hypothesis is that false and dangerous ideas seduce audiences who would otherwise be unaware or indifferent to such outlandish thinking. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022",
      "According to health officials in Scotland, the leading hypothesis is that the illnesses are caused by an infectious agent\u2014rather than a toxic exposure\u2014and an adenovirus is the prime suspect. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek, from hypotithenai to put under, suppose, from hypo- + tithenai to put \u2014 more at do":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063214"
  },
  "hypothesize":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make a hypothesis":[],
      ": to adopt as a hypothesis":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4-th\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assume",
      "hypothecate",
      "postulate",
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      "presume",
      "presuppose",
      "say",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Psychologists hypothesized that his odd behavior was caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.",
      "if we hypothesize that current population trends continue for the next 50 years",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Scientists hypothesize that the falling number of male crabs has created a sperm shortage for spawning females, which could be one of the things contributing to the decreasing crab population. \u2014 Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "Scholars hypothesize that it may have been hidden around the time of the Spanish invasion of 1521 C.E. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "For example, researchers hypothesize that regular coffee drinkers will more likely opt for a cup of coffee vs a more sugar-heavy caffeine boost from an energy drink or soda. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "The researchers hypothesize that, as a result, fewer SARS-CoV-2 viruses are able to gain entry into these individuals\u2019 bodies, significantly reducing their risk of severe COVID. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 18 May 2022",
      "But by observing light reflected off it, scientists hypothesize the asteroid may be unusually rich in metal. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Some hypothesize that grasping a language requires absorbing subtle patterns unconsciously and that adults\u2019 superior conscious reasoning interferes. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The unique position of the wound led the researchers to hypothesize that the frill was punctured from the back. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Many in the world of rare kidney diseases hypothesize these illnesses are probably not rare at all. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1738, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232104"
  },
  "hypothetical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural":[
        "hypothetical arguments",
        "a hypothetical situation"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8the-ti-k\u0259l"
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      "academic",
      "academical",
      "conjectural",
      "speculative",
      "suppositional",
      "theoretical",
      "theoretic"
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    "antonyms":[
      "actual",
      "factual",
      "real"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She described a hypothetical case to clarify her point.",
      "we talked about what we would do in various hypothetical emergencies",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are thousands of hypothetical examples like this, and new ones arise every day. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "These hypothetical examples don\u2019t represent the return on any particular investment, and the rates aren\u2019t guaranteed. \u2014 Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The rules included hypothetical examples of abusive transactions in which children were given multiple trusts. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "The other was 17 pages of training material outlining state harassment laws and provided hypothetical examples of conduct that crossed the line. \u2014 Jon Campbell, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "In the state Senate, the online training does include hypothetical examples of harassment. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 13 May 2021",
      "Erskine jumped in on the hypothetical conversation. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "According to the Suffolk/Globe poll, Baker running as an independent would lead a hypothetical \u2014 and very unlikely \u2014 three-way race for governor that includes Healey by 9 points. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "In that hypothetical scenario, Zimbalist said the $850 million the Bills got wouldn\u2019t necessarily affect the price tag in San Diego. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1588, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175704"
  },
  "hysteria":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic , sensory, vasomotor , and visceral (see visceral sense 4 ) functions":[],
      ": behavior exhibiting overwhelming or unmanageable fear or emotional excess":[
        "political hysteria",
        "The plague had caused mass hysteria in the village."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "hi-\u02c8ster-\u0113-\u0259",
      "-\u02c8stir-",
      "-\u02c8tir-",
      "his-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[
      "agitation",
      "deliriousness",
      "delirium",
      "distraction",
      "fever",
      "feverishness",
      "flap",
      "frenzy",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fury",
      "rage",
      "rampage",
      "uproar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "A few of the children began to scream, and soon they were all caught up in the hysteria .",
      "Wartime hysteria led to many unfair accusations of treachery.",
      "The spreading of the disease caused mass hysteria in the village.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The South Sea scandal is one of the earliest examples of market hysteria creating a stock bubble that crashed spectacularly. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "Television emerged as a mass medium during the 1950s, just in time to help fuel early Cold War hysteria . \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 9 June 2022",
      "There is, however, a great deal of in-your-face random hysteria , as when the film\u2019s director explodes in an abusive manner at his lead actress (Matilda Lutz). \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 17 May 2022",
      "Ever since the cast of Big Brother: Royalty vs New Contenders was announced earlier this year, most of the hype and fan hysteria has been related to Tully Smyth and Anthony Drew returning to the series after nine years. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 15 May 2022",
      "Scotland\u2019s witch hunts took place amid a wave of similar mass hysteria events in both Europe and further afield. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "March\u2019s commitment to liberal causes drew the attention of the Red-hunters during the anticommunist hysteria of the late 1940s and early 1950s, spawned by fellow Wisconsinite Sen. Joseph McCarthy. \u2014 courant.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Johnson, who was 22 when handed her sentence, was one of the dozens of residents swept up in the hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, during which 19 people from Salem and neighboring towns were hanged and hundreds of others accused. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "The conservative hysteria over critical race theory is ultimately a refusal to acknowledge that the country\u2019s classrooms have always taught a white-centric view of U.S. history. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from English hysteric , adjective, from Latin hystericus , from Greek hysterikos , from hystera womb; from the Greek notion that hysteria was peculiar to women and caused by disturbances of the uterus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003304"
  },
  "hysteric":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person subject to or affected by hysteria":[],
      ": an overemotional or unstable person":[
        "He's a sweet-natured hysteric who overresponds to every stimulus.",
        "\u2014 Pauline Kael"
      ],
      "\u2014 see also hysterics":[
        "He's a sweet-natured hysteric who overresponds to every stimulus.",
        "\u2014 Pauline Kael"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "his-\u02c8ter-ik",
      "hi-\u02c8ster-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The David Bingham of 1893 is a male version of the stereotypical female spinster and hysteric . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Tenor David Portillo expresses the alternately lucid and manic states of attorney Jonathan Harker, deftly handling wide leaps, hysteric pantings and sudden exclamations. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 29 July 2021",
      "There were writers who did not think Dr. Farnsworth was a hysteric , and accordingly painted Mies van der Rohe as un-American. \u2014 Daisy Alioto, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
      "Much vodka had been consumed by this point, and plot discussions degenerated into mass hysterics . \u2014 Ceridwen Dovey, The New Yorker , 30 Aug. 2019",
      "Especially knowing how much our media loves to portray women as liars and hysterics . \u2014 Lydia Wang, refinery29.com , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Thursday sentenced President Trump\u2019s former confidant Roger Stone to 40 months in prison, which if nothing else offers some lessons about the political hysterics of the last two weeks in Washington. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 20 Feb. 2020",
      "The constant whining and hysterics \u2014 magnified by their allies in the Democratic Media Complex \u2014 have been exhausting. \u2014 John Kass, Twin Cities , 25 Sep. 2019",
      "There are several other acts, then, who could send fans into hysterics . \u2014 Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle , 8 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195720"
  },
  "hyperbolize":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to indulge in hyperbole":[],
      ": to exaggerate to a hyperbolic degree":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u012b-\u02c8p\u0259r-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "color",
      "elaborate (on)",
      "embellish",
      "embroider",
      "exaggerate",
      "magnify",
      "pad",
      "stretch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "even if she did hyperbolize her account of an encounter with a bear, it still must have been pretty scary",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet the internet \u2014 the same force that has increased awareness of social-justice movements \u2014 has hyperbolized all entreaties to our fragmented attention spans. \u2014 Lauren Oyler, New York Times , 8 May 2018",
      "The show examines stereotypes, hyperbolizes them, then deconstructs them. \u2014 Darren Franich, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1599, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173300"
  },
  "hypnotize":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to induce hypnosis in":[],
      ": to dazzle or overcome by or as if by suggestion":[
        "a voice that hypnotizes its hearers",
        "drivers hypnotized by speed"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hip-n\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arrest",
      "bedazzle",
      "catch up",
      "enchant",
      "enthrall",
      "enthral",
      "fascinate",
      "grip",
      "mesmerize",
      "spellbind"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The therapist hypnotized him and asked him questions about his traumatic experiences in the war.",
      "He can hypnotize people with his stare.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is all starting to sound less like a mindfulness exercise and more like an attempt by the actor to hypnotize you, or maybe induct you into some kind of cult. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 20 June 2022",
      "But this only ties into the film\u2019s thematic thread about the slipperiness of memory and how charismatic people can almost hypnotize us into not believing the evidence of our eyes. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The leak even mentions MJ reading a newspaper report to Peter that says Spider-Man might have the power to hypnotize women. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "The kind that brims with superhero energy, that can dominate the stage and hypnotize the masses? \u2014 Michael J. Seidlinger, Wired , 24 June 2021",
      "As expected, Shayna Baszler\u2019s mystique as a real-life shoot-fighter took a blow by the end of this match, which saw Alexa Bliss hypnotize and control Nia Jax. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
      "Those experiences remind him of a D.J.\u2019s ability to guide and almost hypnotize a receptive crowd. \u2014 Eric Ducker, New York Times , 8 June 2021",
      "Producer/singer Gess is ready to hypnotize you with his latest single. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "The off-kilter rhythms feel both immersive and agitated, as if Fincher were trying to both hypnotize you and jolt you awake with his lustrous Old Hollywood homage. \u2014 Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times , 6 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022728"
  },
  "hypocritical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cchi-p\u0259-\u02c8kri-ti-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artificial",
      "backhanded",
      "counterfeit",
      "double",
      "double-dealing",
      "double-faced",
      "fake",
      "feigned",
      "insincere",
      "Janus-faced",
      "jive",
      "left-handed",
      "lip",
      "mealy",
      "mealymouthed",
      "Pecksniffian",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "phony-baloney",
      "phoney-baloney",
      "pretended",
      "two-faced",
      "unctuous"
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    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "candid",
      "genuine",
      "heartfelt",
      "honest",
      "sincere",
      "undesigning",
      "unfeigned"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "it's hypocritical to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Of course, in theory, a company can talk about its values daily and still be utterly hypocritical , incenting and encouraging behavior at odds with its stated principles. \u2014 Mark Murphy, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "If France is fundamentally hollow, or hypocritical , or lost, isn\u2019t her homeland too? \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "But Diana used the opportunity to point out how Sutton's aggressive approach toward her was hypocritical . \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Russian flags have been flown in rallies everywhere from Ethiopia to South Africa as many Africans believe that the West\u2019s condemnation of the invasion is hypocritical in the context of Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan. \u2014 Tom Collins, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
      "For all its commitment to its own territorial integrity, Blinken argued China's unwavering alliance with Russia was hypocritical . \u2014 Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 26 May 2022",
      "Roberts kind of rebels against things that are obviously hypocritical . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
      "In addition, American and Taiwanese information statecraft in the Indo-Pacific and globally should expose China\u2019s hypocritical behavior on climate change and Covid and its repression of Uyghurs, Hong Kong and religious freedom. \u2014 John Bolton, WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "During his radio show, Stern explained why the events \u2014 and the reactions to them \u2014 were hypocritical . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "hypocritic \"of a hypocrite\" (borrowed from Medieval Latin hypocriticus, borrowed from Greek hypokritik\u00f3s \"of acting, skilled in rhetorical delivery,\" from hypokrit\u1e17s \"answerer, actor on a stage\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 ) + -al entry 1 \u2014 more at hypocrite":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1553, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030412"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to pledge as security without delivery of title or possession":[],
      ": hypothesize":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u012b-",
      "hi-\u02c8p\u00e4-th\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "h\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4-th\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "hi-\u02c8p\u00e4-th\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t, h\u012b-"
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      "presuppose",
      "say",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "Medieval Latin hypothecare to pledge, from Late Latin hypotheca pledge, from Greek hypoth\u0113k\u0113 , from hypotithenai to put under, deposit as a pledge":"Verb",
      "Greek hypoth\u0113k\u0113 suggestion, from hypotithenai":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1681, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1906, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235644"
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  "hydrate":{
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      ": a compound formed by the union of water with some other substance":[],
      ": to cause to take up or combine with water or the elements of water":[],
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        "hydrates and softens the skin"
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      ": to become a hydrate":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "lotions and creams that hydrate the skin",
      "Drink fluids to hydrate the body.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Shea butter and coconut oil hydrate your underarms and keep them soft and supple, preventing chafing. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Milk Makeup's formula uses cannabis seed extract and quinoa to hydrate , condition, and support healthy hair follicles, while plant peptides make lashes and brows appear even thicker. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Weleda Skin Food Lip Butter Give those lips a butter-soft balm to soothe, hydrate , and nourish from the inside out. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s designed to moisturize and hydrate sensitive skin and has a 30+ SPF. \u2014 cleveland , 23 May 2022",
      "Preventing heat exhaustion, heat stress, and ultimately heat stroke, is relatively simple: rest, find shade, and hydrate . \u2014 Aryn Baker, Time , 26 May 2022",
      "The conditioning treatment is chock-full of B vitamins to nourish the hair, algae extract to prevent damage, and rosehip oil to tame frizz and hydrate hair with fatty acids. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Agent Nateur\u2019s natural body serum is designed to help reduce the appearance of cellulite with a potent combination of fatty acid-rich Japanese rice bran, rosehip, and helichrysum oils that hydrate and tone with a dewy finish. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
      "It's made with the Jamaican Superfruit Blend (bilberry, orange, sugar cane, lemon, sugar maple, plus hyaluronic acid) to brighten, hydrate , and smooth skin all at once. \u2014 ELLE , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Doan says the soothing formula features a proprietary blend of growth factors and skin proteins used to help hydrate the scalp and promote hair growth. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
      "This formula from Dove includes pyrithione zinc to stop dandruff in its tracks, but also contains shea butter to soothe scalp irritation and hydrate your strands. \u2014 ELLE , 11 June 2022",
      "For dry hair: To hydrate your strands, look for shampoos with oils like argan, jojoba, and avocado. \u2014 Casey Clark, SELF , 6 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, if your hair is especially dry or damaged, use a deep-conditioning hair mask occasionally, which can also help hydrate dry locks and prevent static. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Wholly absent of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates, Blu Atlas\u2019 clean formula contains aloe vera juice and vitamins A, C, and E to hydrate the scalp, which lends to healthy hair growth and volume. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, hyaluronic acid and glycerin can help hydrate dry skin and, in turn, improve the appearance of fine lines and even hyperpigmentation. \u2014 Lauren Dana, Glamour , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Honey\u2019s high content in amino acids, vitamins and proteins help hydrate the skin and stimulate cellular regeneration. \u2014 Rana Good, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "This all-natural stick uses coconut oil, shea butter, and aloe to hydrate the skin, creating a barrier from friction, while relieving any previous irritation. \u2014 ELLE , 18 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1802, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1846, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020906"
  },
  "hypercritical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": meticulously or excessively critical":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8kri-ti-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "captious",
      "carping",
      "caviling",
      "cavilling",
      "critical",
      "faultfinding",
      "judgmental",
      "overcritical",
      "rejective"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "uncritical"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hypercritical critical , hypercritical , faultfinding , captious , carping , censorious mean inclined to look for and point out faults and defects. critical may also imply an effort to see a thing clearly and truly in order to judge it fairly. a critical essay hypercritical suggests a tendency to judge by unreasonably strict standards. hypercritical disparagement of other people's work faultfinding implies a querulous or exacting temperament. a faultfinding reviewer captious suggests a readiness to detect trivial faults or raise objections on trivial grounds. a captious critic carping implies an ill-natured or perverse picking of flaws. a carping editorial censorious implies a disposition to be severely critical and condemnatory. the censorious tone of the review",
    "examples":[
      "if you go by what that hypercritical reviewer says, you are going to end up seeing very few movies",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many have been fed a diet of hypercritical narratives of American history and skepticism about the U.S. role in the world by their teachers. \u2014 Bill Drexel, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "For one thing, Betsey\u2019s stubbornness widens the rift between Holly and her own mother, June (Lindsay Duncan), who has always been hypercritical . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Even if the courts agree to give Spears her freedom, what about the prying media and the hypercritical public? \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Portraying one of the greatest singers of all time on screen is no easy feat, particularly in the hypercritical age of social media. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Stop exposing your children and your pets to your abusive, hypercritical father\u2019s rants, and if your mother notices and asks why, be honest with her. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 14 June 2021",
      "On today\u2019s edition of Good Morning Britain, Piers Morgan stormed off the set after his co-host, Alex Beresford, addressed his hypercritical remarks of Meghan Markle as of late. \u2014 Mia Davis, Essence , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "My mother would keep score, and my uncles \u2014 who were hypercritical of whatever the Sox were doing \u2014 would do a running play-by-play. \u2014 Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com , 11 Sep. 2020",
      "But given quarantine, getting kids outdoors is hypercritical this summer. \u2014 Katherine Rosman, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1605, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022809"
  },
  "hypersexual":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": exhibiting unusual or excessive concern with or indulgence in sexual activity":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8seksh-(\u0259-)w\u0259l, -\u02c8sek-sh\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8sek-sh\u0259l",
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8sek-sh(\u0259-)w\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concupiscent",
      "goatish",
      "horny",
      "hot",
      "itchy",
      "lascivious",
      "lecherous",
      "lewd",
      "libidinous",
      "licentious",
      "lubricious",
      "lubricous",
      "lustful",
      "oversexed",
      "passionate",
      "randy",
      "salacious",
      "satyric",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "frigid",
      "undersexed"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "typically users of crystal meth report that the powerful stimulant leaves them feeling hypersexual as well as euphoric",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In intimate relationships, Johnson says, the perception of a bisexual partner as hypersexual can fuel jealousy. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Racist stereotypes suggest men of some races have large penises and are hypersexual , while others are undersexed with small ones. \u2014 Peter Lehman, Chron , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Experts said previous hypersexual images of Asian women were, in part, formed by Western imperialism and racist legislation, only to be further confirmed by Hollywood depictions conjured up by predominantly white male gatekeepers. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "And Black adults could be infantilized in the same breath as Black children, especially girls, were denied their youth, seen as predatory and hypersexual . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The first minstrel shows mimicked enslaved Africans on Southern plantations, depicting Black people as lazy, ignorant, cowardly or hypersexual , according to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Early in her career, Kim was the subject of critiques for her hypersexual and explicit lyrics as well as her provocative fashion sense. \u2014 Iman N. Milner, refinery29.com , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Harmful negative and racist tropes of Black men as hypersexual , overly aggressive, and intellectually inferior are commonly seen in film and television. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "All the instances of hypersexual stereotyping in advertising and media contribute to an environment where men feel it\u2019s OK to harass and commit violence against Asian women, Kuo said. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1915, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040756"
  },
  "hyperbole":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extravagant exaggeration (such as \"mile-high ice-cream cones\")"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u012b-\u02c8p\u0259r-b\u0259-(\u02cc)l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caricature",
      "coloring",
      "elaboration",
      "embellishment",
      "embroidering",
      "embroidery",
      "exaggeration",
      "magnification",
      "overstatement",
      "padding",
      "stretching"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "meiosis",
      "understatement"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Four decades later we're all blabbermouths, adrift on a sea of hyperbole , shouting to be heard. \u2014 Steve Rushin , Sports Illustrated , 1 Apr. 2002",
      "\u2026 balanced on the razor edge of anachronism, creating a rich stew of accepted and invented history, anecdote, myth and hyperbole . \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , New York Times Book Review , 18 May 1997",
      "Even if we discount the hyperbole evident in such accounts, they were far from inventions. \u2014 Lawrence W. Levine , The Unpredictable Past , 1993",
      "\u201cenough food to feed a whole army\u201d is a common example of hyperbole",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Grand Wagoneer is rolling hyperbole : biggest, heaviest, most powerful, highest tow rating. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
      "Which may account for the litany of pieces arguing, with increasing hyperbole , about why the trial is important. \u2014 Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The masters of the discipline are highly skilled at using hyperbole and uncertainty to create the perception of conflict. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s not a stretch to say that there\u2019s a lot of self-interested hype and hyperbole out there. \u2014 Beth Noymer Levine, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "Standing in the Rose Garden, he was flanked by two guests whose presence showed that this was not a case of standard-issue Presidential hyperbole : Finnish President Sauli Niinist\u00f6 and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 19 May 2022",
      "That last part is not hyperbole or my own editorializing, by the way. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 13 May 2022",
      "Reffitt's own words over text or to his friends and family were more hyperbole than admissions, Welch claimed. \u2014 Katelyn Polantz, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "But everyone knows that\u2019s just a welcome bit of hyperbole . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, from Greek hyperbol\u0113 excess, hyperbole, hyperbola, from hyperballein to exceed, from hyper- + ballein to throw \u2014 more at devil ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180519"
  },
  "hysterical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or marked by hysteria":[
        "hysterical conditions"
      ],
      ": feeling or showing extreme and unrestrained emotion":[
        "hysterical fans",
        "\u2026 the paper did not hesitate to appeal to racial passions in hysterical headlines and rabid editorials.",
        "\u2014 The New Yorker"
      ],
      ": very funny":[
        "a hysterical movie/joke"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "hi-\u02c8ster-i-k\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8ter-i-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antic",
      "chucklesome",
      "comedic",
      "comic",
      "comical",
      "droll",
      "farcical",
      "funny",
      "hilarious",
      "humoristic",
      "humorous",
      "killing",
      "laughable",
      "ludicrous",
      "ridiculous",
      "riotous",
      "risible",
      "screaming",
      "sidesplitting",
      "uproarious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "humorless",
      "lame",
      "unamusing",
      "uncomic",
      "unfunny",
      "unhumorous",
      "unhysterical"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Perhaps a lot like literary and cultural criticism, parenting is equal parts thoroughly interrogated, programmatic intention\u2014sleep training, attachment parenting, hysterical realism\u2014and feel. \u2014 Phillip Maciak, The New Republic , 27 June 2022",
      "Here's a spiritual investigation for our doomscroll age, at once bleak and hysterical . \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 27 June 2022",
      "Nor was the audience dominated by hysterical teen-age girls. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
      "All of these viral moments have had the effect of creating an image of an emotional, hysterical fandom, driven by nostalgia, capitalistic values, and an illogical suspension of disbelief. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
      "In May, Brady was announced as the new frontman for Hertz, alongside a series of hysterical ads poking fun at his blink-and-you-missed-it retirement. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
      "There is nothing not hysterical about Dumb and Dumber. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s the tally of views on an Instagram post showing South Carolina basketball coach Dawn Staley giving her NCAA championship t-shirt to a hysterical fan after beating UConn. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 28 May 2022",
      "The resulting recipes and recommendations are pretty hysterical through a 2022 lens, and food critic Nick Kindelsperger takes a historical wander through the Tribune archives for the best \u2014 and worst \u2014 picks. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055356"
  },
  "hyperbola":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a plane curve generated by a point so moving that the difference of the distances from two fixed points is a constant : a curve formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u012b-\u02c8p\u0259r-b\u0259-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Claira Chong can graph hyperbola but couldn't write a check. \u2014 Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "This same relationship between monetary aggregates and the value of a currency (a hyperbola , for those who remember geometry) applies to other advanced economies and to other monetary measures such as M2 money supply. \u2014 Douglas Carr, National Review , 14 Sep. 2020",
      "The graphs of such curves are the conic sections \u2014 circles, parabolas, ellipses and hyperbolas . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 July 2013",
      "The class doesn\u2019t cover some lessons on circles, hyperbolas , and ellipses, but those topics are more relevant to precalculus, Gurule said. \u2014 Shaina Cavazos, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2018",
      "Clouds are never spheres, nor mountains cones, nor Ponderosa pines; bark is not smooth; and where the land and sea so variously lie about each other and lightly kiss, is no hyperbola . \u2014 Evelyn Lamb, Smithsonian , 24 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek hyperbol\u0113":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1668, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203824"
  },
  "hyperbaton":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a transposition or inversion of idiomatic word order (as \u201cechoed the hills\u201d for \u201cthe hills echoed\u201d)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u012b\u02c8p\u0259rb\u0259\u02cct\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek, from neuter of hyperbatos transposed, inverted, from hyperbainein to step over, scale, from hyper- + bainein to step, walk":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001656"
  },
  "hyperbaric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure especially of oxygen":[
        "a hyperbaric chamber",
        "hyperbaric medicine"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8bar-ik",
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8ber-ik",
      "-\u02c8ba-rik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This Five is an old, decrepit man being kept alive only by some sort of hyperbaric chamber. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Usually found in clinics rather than homes, the hyperbaric chamber essentially delivers pure oxygen at an air pressure level at 1.5 to three times higher than the average. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "On offer, therefore, are: heart rate variability testing, platelet-rich plasma (PRP therapy), nutrient IV therapy, cryotherapy, ozone therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "On May 2, the Dancing With the Stars judge posted a photo on her Instagram Story of herself laying down in a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 4 May 2022",
      "Think: microcurrents, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and a full body LED light bed. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 4 May 2022",
      "At Stanly Ranch, a new hotel in Napa, visitors can lounge around one of the 700-acre resorts\u2019 multiple pools, enjoy its 200-seat restaurant or even visit its hyperbaric oxygen chamber. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022",
      "Along with those cleanings, Charlie underwent 15 hyperbaric chamber treatments and was put on a Vitamin C drip \u2014 all of which was covered by Club Med \u2014 before being discharged, his mom says. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "With today\u2019s advanced, minimally invasive techniques along with hyperbaric oxygen therapy for rapid healing, patients can expect to be back to their daily routine in 10 days on average. \u2014 Beth Landman, Forbes , 14 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "hyper- + bar- + -ic entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1962, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183138"
  },
  "hyperbolized":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to indulge in hyperbole",
      ": to exaggerate to a hyperbolic degree"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u012b-\u02c8p\u0259r-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "color",
      "elaborate (on)",
      "embellish",
      "embroider",
      "exaggerate",
      "magnify",
      "pad",
      "stretch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "even if she did hyperbolize her account of an encounter with a bear, it still must have been pretty scary"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191311"
  },
  "hyperawareness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being extremely or excessively aware"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u0259-\u02c8wer-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1951, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221851"
  },
  "hyperaware":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": extremely or excessively aware":[
        "But Ms. Wurtzel herself is hyperaware of the narcissistic nature of her problems \u2026",
        "\u2014 Michiko Kakutani"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u0259-\u02c8wer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1962, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194107"
  },
  "hyperbolism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": hyperbole":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u012b\u02c8p\u0259rb\u0259\u02ccliz\u0259m",
      "-p\u0259\u0304b-",
      "-p\u0259ib-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "hyperbole + -ism":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230201"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the tangent and defined by the equation tanh x = sinh x /cosh x":[
        "\u2014 abbreviation tanh"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062058"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or marked by language that exaggerates or overstates the truth : of, relating to, or marked by hyperbole":[
        "hyperbolic claims"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or being like a curve that is formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone : of, relating to, or being analogous to a hyperbola":[],
      ": of, relating to, or being a space in which more than one line parallel to a given line passes through a point":[
        "hyperbolic geometry"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8b\u00e4-lik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see hyperbole":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044945"
  },
  "hyperbolic sine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the sine and defined by the equation sinh x = ( e x - e - x )/2":[
        "\u2014 abbreviation sinh"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191827"
  },
  "hyperbolic cosecant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the cosecant and defined by the equation csch x = 1/sinh x":[
        "\u2014 abbreviation csch"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054650"
  },
  "hyperbolic secant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the secant and defined by the equation sech x = 1/cosh x":[
        "\u2014 abbreviation sech"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024748"
  },
  "hyperbolic paraboloid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a saddle-shaped quadric surface whose sections by planes parallel to one coordinate plane are hyperbolas while those sections by planes parallel to the other two are parabolas if proper orientation of the coordinate axes is assumed":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now this hyperbolic paraboloid roof (apparently that's the technical term) looks sharp enough to poke a hole in the Jolly Green Giant, and this corner is site of the Palm Springs Visitors Center. \u2014 Christopher Reynolds, latimes.com , 19 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1842, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174744"
  },
  "hyperarousal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": excessive arousal : an abnormal state of increased responsiveness to stimuli that is marked by various physiological and psychological symptoms (such as increased levels of alertness and anxiety and elevated heart rate and respiration)":[
        "Although insomnia is considered a sleep disorder, its pathophysiology suggests hyperarousal during sleep and wakefulness.",
        "\u2014 Daniel J. Buysse",
        "To be given a diagnosis of PTSD , a person has to have been exposed to an extreme stressor or traumatic event to which he or she responded with fear, helplessness, or horror and to have three distinct types of symptoms consisting of reexperiencing of the event, avoidance of reminders of the event, and hyperarousal for at least one month.",
        "\u2014 Rachel Yehuda"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8rau\u0307-z\u0259l",
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u0259-\u02c8rau\u0307-z\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1969, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002213"
  },
  "hypermetropic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects : hyperopia , farsightedness":[
        "The demand for innovation in contact lenses is rising swiftly due to intensifying number of cases related to hypermetropia , myopia, and others around the world.",
        "\u2014 Digital Journal"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-mi-\u02c8tr\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek hypermetros + New Latin -opia":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1860, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221127"
  },
  "hystericky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": hysterical":[
        "up I went with all the courage I could muster, but a sort of hystericky feeling",
        "\u2014 W. G. Hammond"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u0259\u0307k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191346"
  },
  "hysterics":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural",
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fit of uncontrollable laughter or crying":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8ter-iks",
      "hi-\u02c8ster-iks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The first was a hardcore contingent of LGBTQ+ fans, a good many of whom were in hysterics before a punchline was even delivered. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
      "While critics were divided, the audience was in hysterics . \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 8 May 2022",
      "Earlier this month, a tree branch moving slightly in the wind at a Christmas tree farm sent him into hysterics . \u2014 jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Don't Look Up or Nightmare Alley, which boil familiar genre tropes into big-budget hysterics . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "And while competing on the slope, she was photographed eating jiucai hezi, a Chinese pocket pie, and a roast pork bun, sending social media into hysterics each time. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "While Dreyfus could make a Grecian bust explode into hysterics , Chlumsky had the arguably more challenging job of coming off as the most competent woman in the room, even when Amy was anything but. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The shot sent the crowd into hysterics and sent Nuggets reserve Davon Reed sprinting off the bench, too, mistakenly believing the game was over \u2013 drawing a technical foul, which pulled the Clippers within two points. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Thorne delivered an in-stride strike to Reed on the 35 for a 75-yard touchdown, sending the crowd into immediate hysterics , just as Walker did with his run 13 seconds in last week. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 12 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1664, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004605"
  },
  "hyperbolic navigation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a system of radio navigation (as loran) in which the time difference between receipt of signals from two stations of known position determines a line of position in the form of a hyperbola"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-004644"
  },
  "hyperarid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extremely arid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259r-\u02c8a-r\u0259d",
      "-\u02c8er-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1960, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011237"
  },
  "hypocritically":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy",
      ": being a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings : being a hypocrite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cchi-p\u0259-\u02c8kri-ti-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artificial",
      "backhanded",
      "counterfeit",
      "double",
      "double-dealing",
      "double-faced",
      "fake",
      "feigned",
      "insincere",
      "Janus-faced",
      "jive",
      "left-handed",
      "lip",
      "mealy",
      "mealymouthed",
      "Pecksniffian",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "phony-baloney",
      "phoney-baloney",
      "pretended",
      "two-faced",
      "unctuous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "candid",
      "genuine",
      "heartfelt",
      "honest",
      "sincere",
      "undesigning",
      "unfeigned"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "it's hypocritical to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Diana used the opportunity to point out how Sutton's aggressive approach toward her was hypocritical . \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Russian flags have been flown in rallies everywhere from Ethiopia to South Africa as many Africans believe that the West\u2019s condemnation of the invasion is hypocritical in the context of Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan. \u2014 Tom Collins, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
      "For all its commitment to its own territorial integrity, Blinken argued China's unwavering alliance with Russia was hypocritical . \u2014 Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 26 May 2022",
      "Roberts kind of rebels against things that are obviously hypocritical . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
      "In addition, American and Taiwanese information statecraft in the Indo-Pacific and globally should expose China\u2019s hypocritical behavior on climate change and Covid and its repression of Uyghurs, Hong Kong and religious freedom. \u2014 John Bolton, WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "During his radio show, Stern explained why the events \u2014 and the reactions to them \u2014 were hypocritical . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "And now their attempts to sign collective letters and resent the sanctions look hypocritical . \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "As Meta sets up fees for metaverse creators that will take nearly half of their earnings, Apple argues that the move is hypocritical given the social network's attacks on Apple's 30% fee. \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "hypocritic \"of a hypocrite\" (borrowed from Medieval Latin hypocriticus, borrowed from Greek hypokritik\u00f3s \"of acting, skilled in rhetorical delivery,\" from hypokrit\u1e17s \"answerer, actor on a stage\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 ) + -al entry 1 \u2014 more at hypocrite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1553, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-060218"
  },
  "hyperboloid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a quadric surface whose sections by planes parallel to one coordinate plane are ellipses while those sections by planes parallel to the other two are hyperbolas if proper orientation of the axes is assumed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u012b-\u02c8p\u0259r-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1743, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121155"
  },
  "hypocrystalline":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": hemicrystalline":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary hypo- + crystalline":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105908"
  },
  "hypermetrope":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": hyperope":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012bp\u0259(r)\u02c8me\u2027\u02cctr\u014dp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary hypermetr- (from Greek hypermetros ) + -ope":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113249"
  },
  "hyperbolic geometry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": geometry that adopts all of Euclid's axioms except the parallel axiom, this being replaced by the axiom that through any point in a plane there pass more lines than one that do not intersect a given line in the plane":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115817"
  },
  "hysterioid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": boat-shaped":[
        "the hysterioid apothecia of fungi of the order Hysteriales"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u0259\u0307\u02c8stir\u0113\u02cc\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Hysterium , genus of fungi + English -oid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120139"
  },
  "hyperapophysis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a process on the dorsal side of a vertebra that projects laterally and backward":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from hyper- + apophysis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130335"
  },
  "hypermetry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the addition of one or more syllables beyond the required measure at the end of a line or other metrical unit":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u012b\u02c8p\u0259rm\u0259\u2027tr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "hyper- + -metry":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130734"
  },
  "hyperbolic cosine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the hyperbolic function that is analogous to the cosine and defined by the equation cosh x = ( e x + e - x )/2":[
        "\u2014 abbreviation cosh"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131809"
  },
  "hypnotic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": tending to produce sleep : soporific":[],
      ": of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism":[],
      ": readily holding the attention":[
        "a hypnotic personality",
        "a simple hypnotic beat"
      ],
      ": a sleep-inducing agent : soporific":[],
      ": one that is or can be hypnotized":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "hip-\u02c8n\u00e4-tik",
      "hip-\u02c8n\u00e4t-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drowsy",
      "narcotic",
      "opiate",
      "sleepy",
      "slumberous",
      "slumbrous",
      "somniferous",
      "somnolent",
      "soporific"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "stimulant"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The psychologist put her into a hypnotic state.",
      "Riding in a car often has a hypnotic effect on babies.",
      "the steady, hypnotic rhythm of the train",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Directed by the late Anthony Minghella, The Talented Mr. Ripley weaves a hypnotic tale of violence and loneliness in 1950s Italy. \u2014 Lucia Tonelli, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
      "At Kings Theatre, the Baltimore band Beach House runs through a lush, hypnotic catalogue (July 19-20). \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
      "Klaus Schulze, a German electronic musician whose hypnotic , pulsating, swirling compositions filled five decades of solo albums, collaborations and film scores, died Tuesday. \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Lambert pays ode to folks out in the country getting in done on this somewhere odd, but strangely hypnotic track. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Klaus Schulze, a German electronic musician whose hypnotic , pulsating, swirling compositions filled five decades of solo albums, collaborations and film scores, died on Tuesday. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The surreal effect of this layout is enhanced by David Neumann\u2018s choreography, which keeps the mass of bodies in hypnotic motion. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Spaceman continues to fine-tune his astral pop sound with shocking consistency throughout the familiar but delightfully hypnotic space rock album. \u2014 Grace Ann Natanawan, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "At the main entrance, two portals opened onto a giant skull glowing with hypnotic patterns and a massive electric tree with fluorescent leaves. \u2014 Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The festival, which started in 1976, is bringing wacky comedy shows, unique music performances, daring jousts, acrobatics, hypnotics and even big cats to 10 stages around the 30-acre festival grounds, located 30 minutes south of Denver in Larkspur. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Know , 18 June 2019",
      "There was no consensus among professionals in Cleveland over whether the availability of methamphetamine or the drugs known as sedative- hypnotics , such as Xanax, Klonopin or Ativan, has increased. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland.com , 7 July 2017",
      "There are signs warning visitors not to use the spa while under the influence of hypnotics . \u2014 Richard Morgan, New York Times , 2 Jan. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French or Late Latin; French hypnotique , from Late Latin hypnoticus , from Greek hypn\u014dtikos , from hypnoun to put to sleep, from hypnos":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132120"
  },
  "hypocrite plant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": mexican fire plant":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134713"
  },
  "hyperboloid of revolution":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the surface generated by a hyperbola rotating about one of its axes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135657"
  },
  "hyperopic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects : farsightedness":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Contact lenses can be worn to correct a variety of vision conditions, such as myopia, or nearsightedness; hyperopia , or farsightedness; and astigmatism. \u2014 Tiffany Yannetta, Seventeen , 26 Oct. 2018",
      "Of the overall cases, 69 percent arose from simple uncorrected refractive errors, which include myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism (blurry vision up close, far away or both). \u2014 By Sue Arrowsmith, miamiherald , 24 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1884, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140057"
  }
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