单词 | hysteria |
释义 | hysteria /hi ster"ee euh, -stear"-/, n. 1. an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc. 2. Psychoanal. a psychoneurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks, disturbances of sensory and motor functions, and various abnormal effects due to autosuggestion. 3. Psychiatry. See conversion disorder. Cf. mass hysteria. [1795-1805; HYSTER(IC) + -IA] |
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