hype
/haɪp/
hype noun: promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims. Also the clipping of hypodermic needle.
Noun (1)
hype (usually uncountable, plural hypes)
- Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.
- After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.
- Don't believe the hype, it's a sequel / As an equal can I get this through to you1988, “Don't Believe the Hype”, in It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, performed by Public Enemy
Verb
hype (third-person singular simple present hypes, present participle hyping, simple past and past participle hyped)
- To promote or advertise heavily.
- They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.
- Hydrogen fuel cells are hugely hyped but have yet to prove themselves in the real world beyond a few limited trials or small fleets on the European mainland.2023 August 23, Ben Jones, “A Fast Charge to DMUs' demise?”, in RAIL, number 990, page 30
Adjective
hype (comparative more hype, superlative most hype)
Noun (2)
hype (plural hypes)
- A drug addict.
- The Mob enforced the No-“H” Law. They tortured pushers. They killed them. Local hypes copped in L.A. Local hypes rode the Heroin Highway.2001, James Ellroy, The Cold Six Thousand, New York: Knopf, →ISBN, page 90
Also used as
hype is also the clipping of hypodermic needle.
hype is also the alternative form of hipe.
hype meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
hype in Tamil
- ஹைப்
hype in Marathi
- हायप
hype in Urdu
- ہائپ, ہائپ کریں, ہائیپ
hype in Bengali
- হাইপ, হাইপ করতে
More languagesFewer languages
- hype in Telugu
- హైప్, హైప్ చేయండి, హైప్ చెయ్యడానికి
- hype in Malayalam
- ഹൈപ്, ഹൈപ്പ്, ഹൈപ് ചെയ്യാൻ
- hype in Kannada
- ಹೈಪ್, ಹೈಪ್ ಮಾಡಲು
- hype in Punjabi
- ਹਾਈਪ, ਹਾਇਪ, ਹਾਈਪ ਕਰੋ
- hype in Gujarati
- હાઈપ, હાઇપ
- hype in Odia
- ହାଇପ୍, ହାଇପ୍ କରନ୍ତୁ, ହାଇପ୍ |
- hype in Nepali
- हाइप, हाईप, हाइप गर्न
Examples of hype in a sentence
- He's hyped about getting to kiss her in the final scene of the play.
- The unparalleled media hype surrounding the new film guaranteed that fans would experience anticippointment.
- I know you're really hyped about the plan, but, my brother in Christ, it's not gonna work.
Forms of hype
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hypes |
| alternative form | hyp |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hypes |
| present participle | hyping |
| past participle | hyped |
| past | hyped |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more hype |
| superlative | most hype |
Origin of hype
Clipping of hyperbole.
Words formed from hype
Phrases with hype
Words that rhyme with hype
Questions about hype
- What does hype mean?
- Hype means promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.
- What is hype in Tamil?
- Hype in Tamil is ஹைப். See Hype meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hype?
- Hype can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hype?
- Hype is pronounced /haɪp/.
- What is the plural of hype?
- The plural of hype is hypes.
Words near hype in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hype (page history and authors); hype (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hype (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hype (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hype (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hype (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hype (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hype (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hype (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hype (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hype (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hype (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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