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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) + -ia1.]

hysteria
Noun
1. a mental disorder marked by emotional outbursts and, often, symptoms such as paralysis
2. any uncontrolled emotional state, such as of panic, anger, or excitement [Greek hustera womb, from the belief that hysteria in women originated in disorders of the womb]

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
Translations

hysteria [hɪˈstɪərɪə] nhisteria
hysteria [hɪˈstɪərɪə] nhystérie f
hysteria [hɪˈstɪərɪə] nHysterie f
hysteria [hɪˈstɪərɪə] nisteria

hysteria
n hysteria [hiˈstiəriə]
1 a severe nervous upset which causes eg uncontrolled laughing or crying, imaginary illnesses etc. histerieهِسْتيريا، هَرَعистерияhysteriehysteridie Hysterieυστερίαhisteriahüsteeriaتشنجhysteriahystérieהִיסטֶריָהहिस्टीरिया, उन्मादhisterijahisztériahisteriasefasÿki; móðursÿki; geðshræring; æðiisterismo, isteriaヒステリー症히스테리isterijahistērijahisteriahysteriehysterihisteriahisteriaisterieистерияhystériahisterijahisterijahysteriโรคประสาทที่ไม่สามารถควบคุมการหัวเราะหรือร้องไห้ได้histeri, isteriістеріяاعصابی نظام میں نفسیاتی سبب سے مقررہ اعمال میں گڑبڑchứng ictêri癔病
2 uncontrolled excitement, eg of a crowd of people mass hysteria.histerieإنفِعال شديد غَيْر مُنْضَبِطистерияšílenství (davové)hysteri; massehysteridie Hysterieυστερίαhisteria (colectiva)hüsteeriaدژ آشفتگیjoukkohysteriahystérie (collective)הִיסטֶריָהअनियंत्रित उत्तेजनाhisterija, uzbudenjehisztériahisteris(múg)æsinguristerismo異常な興奮흥분 상태, 광란isterijahistērijahisteriahysterie(masse)hysterihisteriahisteriaisterie (colectivă)истерия(davová) hystériahisterijahisterijahysteri, hysterisk upphetsningการตื่นเต้นสุดขีดgaleyan, çılgınlık歇斯底里істеріяبہت سارے لوگوں کا مشترکہ جوش اور ولولہsự cuồng loạn
adj hyˈsterical [-ˈste-]
of or suffering from hysteria. histeriesهِسْتيريистериченhysterickýhysteriskhysterischυστερικόςhistéricohüsteerilineهستریاییhysteerinenhystériqueהִיסטֶרִיहिस्टीरिया ग्रस्तhistericanhisztérikushisterissefasjúkur; móðursjúkur; óðuristericoヒステリーの히스테리의isteriškashistērisksdiserang histeriahysterischhysteriskhisterycznyhistéricoistericистерическийhysterickýhisteričenhisteričanhysteriskเกิดอารมณ์ที่ควบคุมตัวเองไม่ได้histerik病的істеричнийہسٹیریا کا مریضcuồng loạn; thuộc chứng ictêri
adv hyˈsterically [-ˈste-]
histeriesبصورةٍ هِسْتيريَّهистеричноhysterickyhysteriskthysterischυστερικάhistéricamentehüsteeriliseltبطور هيجانیhysteerisestihystériquementבְּהִיסטֶריָהउन्मत्त ढंग सेhistericnohisztérikusansecara histerismóðursÿkislega; í geðshræringuistericamenteヒステリックに히스테리적으로isteriškaihistēriskiseperti diserang histeriahysterischhysteriskhisteryczniehistericamenteistericистеричноhysterickyhisteričnohisteričnohysterisktอย่างควบคุมตัวเองไม่ได้histerik bir şekilde歇斯底里地істеричноجذباتی ہیجان یا نہایت جلدبازی میںmột cách cuồng loạn
n pl hyˈsterics [-ˈste-]
1 a fit of hysteria. histerie, senuweeaanvalنوبة هِسْتيريَّهистеричен припадъкhysterický záchvathysterisk anfaldhysterischer Anfallυστερική κρίσηhisteria, crisis de histeriahüsteeriahoogتشنج هستریاییhysteerinen kohtauscrise de nerfsהֶתקֵף הִיסטֶריָהहिस्टीरिया के दौरेhistericni napadajhisztériás rohamserangan histeriamóðursÿkiskast; taugaáfallattacco istericoヒステリー発作히스테리(의 발작), 광란isterijos priepuolis, isterijahistērijas lēkmeserangan histeriahystericahysterisk anfallhisteriahisteria(criză de) isterieистерикаhysterický záchvathisterični napadhisterični napadhysteriskt anfallอาการของโรคประสาทที่ไม่สามารถควบคุมการหัวเราะหรือร้องไห้ได้histeri nöbeti歇斯底里的發作напад істеріїجذباتی ہیجان کا دورہcơn ictêri
2 a fit of wild laughter. onbedaarlik lagنوبَة من الضِّحْك الشَّديدлуд смяхnevázaný smíchhysterisk latteranfaldder Lachanfallυστερικό γέλιοhisterismo, morirse de la risahüsteeriline naerتشنج خنده های بسیار شدیدfou rireהֶתקֵף צְחוֹקबेतहाशा हंसने का दौराhistericni napadaj smijehahisztériatertawa terbahak-bahakrisata istericaヒステリックな笑いisteriškas juokas(nekontrolējama) smieklu lēkmeketawa terbahak-bahak seperti diserang histerialachaanvallatterbrølhisteryczny śmiechистерический смехzáchvat (smiechu)napad divjega smehahisteričan smehhysteriskt skrattanfallอาการหัวเราะอย่างบ้าคลั่งgülmekten kırılma歇斯底里的笑істерикаبے تحاشا ہنسیcơn cuồng loạn
go into hysterics
to have a fit of hysteria. histeries raakيُصاب بِنَوْبَةٍ هِسْتيريَّهизпадам в истерияupadnout do hysterického záchvatublive hysteriskhysterischer Anfallπαθαίνω υστερική κρίσηtener un ataque de histeria/histerismohüsteeriasse minemaتشنج هستریایی داشتنattraper un fou rireלְקַבֵּל הֶתקֵף הִיסטֶריָהबेतहाशा हंसने के दौरे से गुजरनाdobiti histericni napadajhisztérikus rohamot kapmenjadi histerisavere un attacco istericoヒステリーをおこすištikti isterijos priepuoliuikrist histērijādiserang histeriahysterisch wordenbli hysterisk; holde å le seg ihjelnapad histerycznego śmiechuвпадать в истерикуmať hysterický záchvatimeti histeričen napadimati napad histerijefå ett hysteriskt anfall, bli hysteriskมีอาการไม่สามารถควบคุมการหัวเราะหรือร้องไห้ได้histeri nöbeti geçirmek歇斯底里впадати в істерикуشدید جذباتی ہیجانbị lên cơn cuồng loạn

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