单词 | hystericize |
释义 | hystericizev. 1. intransitive. To go into hysterics; to become hysterical. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > unhealthy excitement > go into hysterics [verb (intransitive)] hystericize1819 throw1896 to throw a wobbler1942 to flip out1964 to throw a wobbly1964 1819 Gogmagog-Hall I. xiii. 328 Lady Shuffle pushed Miss Gaskin down, who then began to squall and hystericize. 1838 Commerc. Jrnl. 28 Apr. Finding him impregnable, and herself laughed at, she followed the example of the other ladies, and hystericised. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 5 Dec. 3/1 The Newest Woman queens it here In all her last uncomely guises; A screaming Sisterhood severe Hystericises. 1939 Stanford Daily 11 July 2/3 Marcuse himself hystericized in conventional dramatic tantrums when the occasion arose. 1990 L. J. Quirk Fasten your Seat Belts xx. 345 Joan..went on weeping or raging or hystericizing or whatever for minutes, sometimes hours. 2. transitive. To induce overwhelming excitement or frenzy in (a person or esp. a crowd of people); to make hysterical. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > unhealthy excitement > render hysterical [verb (transitive)] hystericize1838 1838 New Monthly Mag. Mar. 297 Our young heroine..having been hystericised to a proper extent by her excited feelings was in bed. 1851 H. McNeile Canon Law 4 Spectral forms..are conjured up, at lightning speed, hystericising the public mind. 1991 Qui Parle 5 88 Hitler..wrote abundantly..on how it is necessary to hystericize the crowd. 2009 Pittsburgh Tribune Rev. (Nexis) 21 Sept. What I have been seeing in Pittsburgh media over the past few weeks is an ongoing attempt to hystericize the public about this event. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1819 |
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