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hysterics

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of hysteric

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of hysteria

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hysteria

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an attack of hysteria

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attack

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հիստերիկա (histerika) — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Belarusian: істэ́рыка (istéryka) — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Belarusian: гістэ́рыка (histéryka) — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Bulgarian: исте́рика (istérika) — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Bulgarian: хисте́рика (histérika) — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Czech: hysterický záchvat — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Finnish: hysteerinen kohtaus — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • French: crise des nerfs — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • French: hystérie — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Georgian: ისტერიკა (isṭeriḳa) — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Icelandic: móðursýkiskast — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Icelandic: stjórnlaust grátkast — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Icelandic: stjórnlaust hláturkast — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Russian: исте́рика (istérika) — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Spanish: histeria — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Spanish: histérica — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Swedish: hysteri — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Ukrainian: істе́рика (istéryka) — hysteria — see also hysteria
  • Ukrainian: гісте́рика (histéryka) — hysteria — see also hysteria