1925 in the economic sense, from hyper- "over, exceedingly, to excess" + inflation. Earlier as a medical term in treatment of lung diseases.
hyperborean
hypercritical
hyperdrive
hyperextend
hyperglycemia
hyperinflation
Hyperion
hyperkinetic
hyperlink
hypermnesia
hyperopia
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