hypo

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive, slang) To have a hypoglycaemia attack.
2. (transitive) To administer a hypodermic injection to.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To stimulate or boost, as if by administering a hypodermic injection. (Compare hype.)
4. (transitive) To stimulate or boost (the economy) by the injection of cash, such as with quantitative easing

Noun

1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression.
2. (countable, slang, uncountable) A hypochondriac.
3. (countable, informal, uncountable) Sodium thiosulfate (also called hyposulfite of soda), a photographic fixing agent.
4. (countable, slang, uncountable) A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes.
5. (countable, slang, uncountable) A hypodermic syringe or injection.
6. (British, countable, slang, uncountable) Hypothecation.
7. (countable, informal, uncountable) A hypothetical case.
8. (countable, informal, uncountable) A hypomelanistic snake.

Synonyms

sodium thiosulfate

hypodermic syringe

hypodermic

sodium thiosulphate

hype

hypo-

drug addict

intradermal injection

fixative

fixer

fixing agent

Translations

alt

xeringa hipodèrmica

unter

υποδερμική βελόνη ναρκωτικού

υποθειώδες νάτριο

υποδόρια ένεση

υποδερμική ένεση

hypodermique

thiosulfate de sodium

fissaggio al tiosolfato di sodio

siringa ipodermica

hypo

Tiossulfato de sódio

aşağı

daha az

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/

Etymology

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