hysterics
Meaning of hysterics
plural noun
- a wildly emotional and exaggerated reaction.
the widow had hysterics and the inquest was wrapped up quickly
- a person suffering from hysteria.
mid 17th century (as an adjective): via Latin from Greek husterikos ‘of the womb’, from hustera ‘womb’ (hysteria being thought to be specific to women and associated with the womb).
Information about hysterics
- It is a name.
- The singular form of hysterics is: hysteric.
- Languages in which hysterics is used:
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Hyphenation of hysterics
hys-ter-ics
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- hysterics is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
hysterics synonyms
Meaning exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement:
Meaning the character of being uncultivated, undomesticated, or inhospitable:
Meaning the quality of being illogical or unreasonable:
Meaning a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour:
Meaning a relatively mild mental illness that is not caused by organic disease, involving symptoms of stress (depression, anxiety, obsessive behaviour, hypochondria) but not a radical loss of touch with reali:
Meaning an acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence, occurring in intoxication, fever, and other disorders:
Meaning mental illness marked by periods of great excitement or euphoria, delusions, and overactivity:
Meaning extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain:
hysterics antonyms
Meaning the state or quality of being free from agitation or strong emotion:
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