overactive
adjective
over·ac·tive
ˌō-vər-ˈak-tiv 
: excessively or abnormally active
overactive glands
an overactive imagination
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Examples of overactive in a Sentence
She has an overactive bladder.
His crazy ideas are products of an overactive imagination.
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Coupling this breath work with mental exercises, such as meditation, visualization, and paying extra attention to our senses, can be an effective way to put a dampener on an overactive nervous system.
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Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
Urinary incontinence can be part of having an overactive bladder (OAB), but the two conditions are not the same.
—Madeleine Burry, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
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Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
Urinary incontinence can be part of having an overactive bladder (OAB), but the two conditions are not the same.
—Madeleine Burry, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
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overactive
adjective
over·ac·tive
ˌō-və-ˈrak-tiv
: very active and especially abnormally so
an overactive thyroid
Medical Definition
overactive
adjective
over·ac·tive
ˌō-və-ˈrak-tiv
: excessively or abnormally active
an overactive mind
overactive glands
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