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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHysteria
/hɪˈstɪər.i.ə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement, especially among a group of people.
"The announcement caused widespread hysteria among investors who rushed to sell their shares." - 2
A psychological disorder characterized by emotional excitability and sometimes physical symptoms without organic cause.
"In earlier centuries, physicians frequently diagnosed women exhibiting anxiety or emotional distress with hysteria."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the New Latin word 'hysteria', based on the ancient Greek 'hystera' meaning 'uterus' or 'womb'. Historically, medical theory linked the condition exclusively to the female reproductive organs, before evolving in the late 19th and 20th centuries to denote any state of extreme, uncontrollable emotion or agitation applicable to any gender.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hysteria" is said worldwide
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hystérie
Transliteration: is.te.ʁi
"La nouvelle a provoqué une grande hystérie collective."
Hysterie
Transliteration: hʏs.təˈʁiː
"Die Medienberichterstattung führte zu allgemeiner Hysterie."
isteria
Transliteration: isˈtɛ.rja
"Si diffuse un senso di isteria generale tra la folla."
histeria
Transliteration: isˈte.ɾja
"La noticia desató la histeria colectiva en la ciudad."
histeria
Transliteration: is.teˈɾi.ɐ
"A reação do público foi marcada por total histeria."
उन्mad
Transliteration: unmad
Script: उन्माद
"बाजार की गिरावट ने निवेशकों में उन्mad पैदा कर दिया।"
歇斯底里
Transliteration: xiē sī dǐ lǐ
"消息传出后，人群中爆发了一阵歇斯底里。"
히스테리
Transliteration: hiseuteuri
"그 소식은 대중들 사이에 큰 히스테리를 불러일으켰다."
ヒステリー
Transliteration: hisuterī
"その知らせを聞いて、彼女はヒステリーを起こした。"
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