Meaning Of The Word Hysteria

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Hysteria Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Hysteria?

hysteria
uncountable noun: A person with hysteria is in a state of violent and disturbed emotion as a result of shock.
uncountable noun: Hysteria among a group of people is a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic.

hysteria in American English
a psychiatric condition variously characterized by emotional excitability, excessive anxiety, sensory and motor disturbances, or the unconscious simulation of organic disorders, such as blindness, deafness, etc.
noun: an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc

hysteria in British English
noun: a psychological disorder characterized by emotional outbursts, susceptibility to autosuggestion, and, often, symptoms such as paralysis that mimic the effects of physical disorders

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