HyperDic: hysteria

English > 3 senses of the word hysteria:
NOUNstatehysteria, craze, delirium, frenzy, furystate of violent mental agitation
feelinghysteriaexcessive or uncontrollable fear
statehysteria, hysterical neurosisneurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
hysteria > pronunciation
Soundshhihsteh'riyah
RhymesAbyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...
English > hysteria: 3 senses > noun 1, state
Meaningstate of violent mental agitation.
Synonymscraze, delirium, frenzy, fury
Narrowermass hysteria, epidemic hysertiaA condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation
nympholepsyA frenzy of emotion
Broadermania, manic disorderA mood disorder
Spanishdelirio, frenesí, histeria, histerismo, locura, manía
Catalanbogeria, deliri, frenesia, frenesí, histèria, histerisme
Adjectiveshystericalmarked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion
English > hysteria: 3 senses > noun 2, feeling
Meaningexcessive or uncontrollable fear.
Broaderfear, fearfulness, frightAn emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Spanishhisteria, histérico
Catalanhistèria
Adjectiveshystericalmarked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion
English > hysteria: 3 senses > noun 3, state
Meaningneurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions.
Synonymhysterical neurosis
PartsmimesisAny disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease
Narroweranxiety hysteriaA form of hysteria having features of both conversion disorder and anxiety neurosis
hysterocatalepsyhysteria with cataleptic symptoms
Broaderneurosis, neuroticism, psychoneurosisA mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
Spanishhisteria
Catalanhistèria
Adjectiveshysteric, hystericalcharacterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria

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