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hypo.

Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/UK/ˈhaɪ.poʊ/US
  1. Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. A hypochondriac.

    countable · slang · uncountable
  3. Sodium thiosulfate (also called hyposulfite of soda), a photographic fixing agent.

    countable · informal · uncountable
  4. A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes.

    countable · slang · uncountable
  5. A hypodermic syringe or injection.

    countable · slang · uncountable
  6. Hypothecation.

    UK · countable · slang · uncountable
  7. A hypothetical case.

    countable · informal · uncountable
  8. A hypomelanistic snake.

    countable · informal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”).

verb/ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/UK/ˈhaɪ.poʊ/US
  1. To have a hypoglycaemia attack.

    intransitive · slang
  2. To administer a hypodermic injection to.

    transitive
  3. To stimulate or boost, as if by administering a hypodermic injection. (Compare hype.)

    figuratively · transitive
  4. To stimulate or boost (the economy) by the injection of cash, such as with quantitative easing

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”).

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