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Hysteria

noun
/hɨˈstɛɹijə/
Word Frequency: 2.7

Definitions

1.nounA condition where the patient has neurological symptoms such as numbness, blindness, paralysis, or fits, but without any neurological explanation.
2.nounBehavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic.
3.nounA mental disorder characterized by emotional excitability etc. without an organic cause.
4.noun(until early 20th century) Any disorder of women with some psychiatric symptoms without other diagnosis, ascribed to uterine influences on the female body, lack of pregnancy, or lack of sex.

Synonyms

hysteriafemale hysteriauterine melancholyfrenzyfurycrazedeliriumhysterical neurosispsychosisuproaragitationmania

Rhymes With

areamalariaferiatarget areasurface areastaging areasanteriaresidential area
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