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female hysteria

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A now unrecognized medical diagnosis made exclusively in women with symptoms including faintness, nervousness, sexual desire, insomnia, fluid retention and heaviness in the abdomen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From female + hysteria (“any disorder ascribed to uterine influences”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 女性歇斯底里 (nǚxìng xiēsīdǐlǐ) — now unrecognized medical diagnosis
  • Finnish: hysteria — now unrecognized medical diagnosis
  • Hindi: हिस्टीरिया (hisṭīriyā) — now unrecognized medical diagnosis
  • Russian: же́нская исте́рика (žénskaja istérika) — now unrecognized medical diagnosis
  • Swedish: hysteri — now unrecognized medical diagnosis