Meaning of hysteric in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /həˈstɛrɪk/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    hysteric

    Definitions

    1. characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria

    Examples

    • « during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered- Morris Fishbein »
    • « hysterical amnesia »

    Synonyms

  2. Noun

    hysteric

    Etymology

    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)

    Definitions

    1. a person suffering from hysteria

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