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| 1. | [ adjective ] (psychology,psychiatry) characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria | |
| Synonyms: | hysteric | |
| Examples: | "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein "hysterical amnesia" |
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| Related terms: | neurotic | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion | |
| Examples: | "hysterical laughter" "a mob of hysterical vigilantes" |
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| Related terms: | agitated | |
| Similar spelling: |
hysterically hysteric hysteria hysterics hysteresis |
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