adj
Meaning 1
Hysterical; relating to hysteria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
hysteric
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Pronunciation
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/hɪsˈtɛɹɪk/
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rhymes with -ɪk
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CMU ARPABET: HH IH2 S T EH1 R IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A hysterical person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria- Morris Fishbein
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered
- hysterical amnesia
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hysterical
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a person suffering from hysteria
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: neurotic, psychoneurotic, mental case
History
Etymology
From Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus, hysterical”), from ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”).