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hysteria

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hys·ter·i·a  (h-str-, -stîr-)
n.
1. Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic.
2. A mental disorder characterized by emotional excitability and sometimes by amnesia or a physical deficit, such as paralysis, or a sensory deficit, without an organic cause.

[New Latin : hyster(ic) + -ia.]

hysteria [hɪˈstɪərɪə]
n
1. (Psychiatry) a mental disorder characterized by emotional outbursts, susceptibility to autosuggestion, and, often, symptoms such as paralysis that mimic the effects of physical disorders See also conversion disorder
2. any frenzied emotional state, esp of laughter or crying
[from New Latin, from Latin hystericus hysteric]

hysteria
a condition of extreme excitement characterized by emotional disturbance, sensory and motor derangement and sometimes the simulation of organic disorders. — hysterie, n.hysteric, hysterical, adj.
See also: Psychology
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hysteriahysteria - state of violent mental agitation    
nympholepsy - a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable
manic disorder, mania - a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
epidemic hysertia, mass hysteria - a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation
2.hysteria - excessive or uncontrollable fear
fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
3.hysteria - neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
mimesis - any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease
neurosis, neuroticism, psychoneurosis - a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
anxiety hysteria - a form of hysteria having features of both conversion disorder and anxiety neurosis
hysterocatalepsy - hysteria with cataleptic symptoms

hysteria
noun frenzy, panic, madness, agitation, delirium, hysterics, unreason No one could help getting carried away by the hysteria.
Translations
hysteria [hɪsˈtɪərɪə] Nhisteria f, histerismo m
mass hysteriahisteria f colectiva

hysteria [hɪˈstɪəriə] n
(gen)hystérie f
(MEDICINE)hystérie f

hysteria
nHysterie f; completely overcome with hysteriavöllig hysterisch

hysteria [hɪsˈtɪərɪə] n (gen) → isterismo (Psych) → isteria
hysteria [hɪsˈtɪərɪə] n (gen) → isterismo (Psych) → isteria

hysteria
n hysteria [hiˈstiəriə]
1 a severe nervous upset which causes eg uncontrolled laughing or crying, imaginary illnesses etc. histerie هِسْتيريا، هَرَع истерия hysterie hysteri die Hysterie υστερία histeria hüsteeria تشنج hysteria hystérie הִיסטֶריָה हिस्टीरिया, उन्माद histerija hisztéria histeria sefasÿki; móðursÿki; geðshræring; æði isterismo, isteria ヒステリー症 히스테리증 isterija histērija histeria hysterie hysteri histeria histeria isterie истерия hystéria histerija histerija hysteri โรคประสาทที่ไม่สามารถควบคุมการหัวเราะหรือร้องไห้ได้ histeri, isteri 歇斯底里 істерія اعصابی نظام میں نفسیاتی سبب سے مقررہ اعمال میں گڑبڑ chứng ictêri 癔病
2 uncontrolled excitement, eg of a crowd of people mass hysteria. histerie إنفِعال شديد غَيْر مُنْضَبِط истерия šílenství (davové) hysteri; massehysteri die Hysterie υστερία histeria (colectiva) hüsteeria دژ آشفتگی hysteria hystérie (collective) הִיסטֶריָה अनियंत्रित उत्तेजना histerija, uzbudenje hisztéria histeris (múg)æsingur isterismo 異常な興奮 흥분 상태 isterija histērija histeria hysterie (masse)hysteri histeria histeria isterie (colectivă) истерия (davová) hystéria histerija histerija hysteri, hysterisk upphetsning การตื่นเต้นสุดขีด galeyan, çılgınlık 情緒爆發 істерія بہت سارے لوگوں کا مشترکہ جوش اور ولولہ sự cuồng loạn
adj hyˈsterical [-ˈste-]
of or suffering from hysteria. histeries هِسْتيري истеричен hysterický hysterisk hysterisch υστερικός histérico hüsteeriline هستریایی hysteerinen hystérique הִיסטֶרִי हिस्टीरिया ग्रस्त histerican hisztérikus histeris sefasjúkur; móðursjúkur; óður isterico ヒステリーの 히스테리증의 isteriškas histērisks diserang histeria hysterisch hysterisk histeryczny histérico isteric истерический hysterický histeričen histeričan hysterisk เกิดอารมณ์ที่ควบคุมตัวเองไม่ได้ histerik 歇斯底里的 істеричний ہسٹیریا کا مریض cuồng loạn; thuộc chứng ictêri
adv hyˈsterically [-ˈste-]
histeries بصورةٍ هِسْتيريَّه истерично hystericky hysteriskt hysterisch υστερικά histéricamente hüsteeriliselt بطور هيجانی hysteerisesti hystériquement בְּהִיסטֶריָה उन्मत्त ढंग से histericno hisztérikusan secara histeris móðursÿkislega; í geðshræringu istericamente ヒステリックに 히스테리에 걸려 isteriškai histēriski seperti diserang histeria hysterisch hysterisk histerycznie histericamente isteric истерично hystericky histerično histerično hysteriskt อย่างควบคุมตัวเองไม่ได้ histerik bir şekilde 歇斯底里地 істерично جذباتی ہیجان یا نہایت جلدبازی میں một cách cuồng loạn
n pl hyˈsterics [-ˈste-]
1 a fit of hysteria. histerie, senuweeaanval نوبة هِسْتيريَّه истеричен припадък hysterický záchvat hysterisk anfald hysterischer Anfall υστερική κρίση histeria, crisis de histeria hüsteeriahoog تشنج هستریایی hysteerinen kohtaus crise de nerfs הֶתקֵף הִיסטֶריָה हिस्टीरिया के दौरे histericni napadaj hisztériás roham serangan histeria móðursÿkiskast; taugaáfall attacco isterico ヒステリー発作 히스테리 발작 isterijos priepuolis, isterija histērijas lēkme serangan histeria hysterica hysterisk anfall histeria histeria (criză de) isterie истерика hysterický záchvat histerični napad histerični napad hysteriskt anfall อาการของโรคประสาทที่ไม่สามารถควบคุมการหัวเราะหรือร้องไห้ได้ histeri nöbeti 歇斯底里發作 напад істерії جذباتی ہیجان کا دورہ cơn ictêri
2 a fit of wild laughter. onbedaarlik lag نوبَة من الضِّحْك الشَّديد луд смях nevázaný smích hysterisk latteranfald der Lachanfall υστερικό γέλιο histerismo, morirse de la risa hüsteeriline naer تشنج خنده های بسیار شدید hysteerinen nauru fou rire הֶתקֵף צְחוֹק बेतहाशा हंसने का दौरा histericni napadaj smijeha hisztéria tertawa terbahak-bahak risata isterica ヒステリックな笑い 발작적인 웃음 isteriškas juokas (nekontrolējama) smieklu lēkme ketawa terbahak-bahak seperti diserang histeria lachaanval latterbrøl histeryczny śmiech истерический смех záchvat (smiechu) napad divjega smeha histeričan smeh hysteriskt skrattanfall อาการหัวเราะอย่างบ้าคลั่ง gülmekten kırılma 歇斯底里地狂笑 істерика بے تحاشا ہنسی cơn cuồng loạn
go into hysterics
to have a fit of hysteria. histeries raak يُصاب بِنَوْبَةٍ هِسْتيريَّه изпадам в истерия upadnout do hysterického záchvatu blive hysterisk hysterischer Anfall παθαίνω υστερική κρίση tener un ataque de histeria/histerismo hüsteeriasse minema تشنج هستریایی داشتن tulla hysteeriseksi attraper un fou rire לְקַבֵּל הֶתקֵף הִיסטֶריָה बेतहाशा हंसने के दौरे से गुजरना dobiti histericni napadaj hisztérikus rohamot kap menjadi histeris avere un attacco isterico ヒステリーをおこす 히스테리를 일으키다 ištikti isterijos priepuoliui krist histērijā diserang histeria hysterisch worden bli hysterisk; holde å le seg ihjel napad histerycznego śmiechu впадать в истерику mať hysterický záchvat imeti histeričen napad imati napad histerije få ett hysteriskt anfall, bli hysterisk มีอาการไม่สามารถควบคุมการหัวเราะหรือร้องไห้ได้ histeri nöbeti geçirmek 歇斯底里發作 впадати в істерику شدید جذباتی ہیجان bị lên cơn cuồng loạn


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And when he killed for revenge, or in self-defense, he did that also without hysteria, for it was a very businesslike proceeding which admitted of no levity.
He recalled the scene within the temple when he had lain stretched upon the sacrificial altar, while La, with high-raised dagger, stood above him, and the rows of priests and priestesses awaited, in the ecstatic hysteria of fanaticism, the first gush of their victim's warm blood, that they might fill their golden goblets and drink to the glory of their Flaming God.
Michael possessed no trace of hysteria, though he was more temperamentally excitable and explosive than his blood-brother Jerry, while his father and mother were a sedate old couple indeed compared with him.
 
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