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hysteria
has definitions from the field of psychiatry
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[ noun ] (psychiatry) state of violent mental agitation
Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)With shout and slow dance , with tears and song , with scream and contortion , the corner group was beset by hysteria and shivering , wailing , shouting , possession of something that seemed like an alien and outside force . Related terms |
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[ noun ] excessive or uncontrollable fear
Used in print (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)This hysteria reached its height under the leadership of Senator_Joseph_McCarthy . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (psychiatry) neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
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