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hyper-development noun[ U ] (alsohyperdevelopment)uk /ˌhaɪ.pə.dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/ us /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/ a situation in which development is much greater than is usual, normal, or wanted: Silicon Valley is at the cutting edge of capitalist hyper-development. The researchers observed hyperdevelopment of the brain. the hyper-development of China's Pearl River delta The atrophy of one of the endocrinal glands upsets the development of the others, which compensate the lost function by hyper-development of all the functioning glands. He wrote a book about the negative effects of hyperdevelopment in mountain communities. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Making progress and advancing adaptive evolution advance the cause advanced advancement age boom evolve evolved flourish flower formatively from A to Bidiom journey mature rebuild regenerate ripen ripeness self-advancement spread |