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| hys·ter·ic [ hi stérrik ] |
noun (plural hys·ter·ics) |
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somebody with hysteria: somebody affected by hysteria
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dated
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sometimes considered offensive
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adjective |
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Same as hysterical (sense 1) (sense 2) (sense 3)
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| [Mid-17th century. Via Latin hystericus< Greek husterikos "affected in the womb" < hustera "womb"] |
