hysteria
/hɨˈstɛɹijə/ · noun
Meaning
- A condition where the patient has neurological symptoms such as numbness, blindness, paralysis, or fits, but without any neurological explanation.
- Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic.
- A mental disorder characterized by emotional excitability etc. without an organic cause.
- (until early 20th century) Any disorder of women with some psychiatric symptoms without other diagnosis, ascribed to uterine influences on the female body, lack of pregnancy, or lack of sex.
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