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hysterical
has definitions from the fields of psychology,psychiatry
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[ adjective ] (psychology,psychiatry) characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
Synonyms Examples "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein "hysterical amnesia" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)Besides , there was something hysterical and silly , something almost childish about an attempt to frighten her . Maude was neither hysterical nor silly and Sarah rather doubted if she had ever been childish . (Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)He thought once that he identified the somewhat hysterical voice of Fleischman claiming a kill . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion
Examples "hysterical laughter" "a mob of hysterical vigilantes" Related terms |
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