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Hysteria
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Meaning
Noun
●
Behavior
exhibiting
excessive
or
uncontrollable
emotions
, in a
wide
range from
joy
to
panic
but usually including
anxiety
or fear.
●
In Medicine:
A
mental disorder
characterized
by
emotional
excitability
etc. without an
organic
cause.
●
Synonym of
conversion
disorder
●
In Psychiatry:
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.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
hysteria
English
hysteria
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Furor
Controversy
Madness
Propaganda
Terror
Misinformation
Panic
Anxiety
Chaos
Frenzy
Fear
Sensationalism
Anger
Insanity
Horror
Violence
Hostility
Histrionics
Hatred
Rage
Rhetoric
Jealousy
Lunacy
Tragedy
Racism
Unrest
Riots
Shame
Confusion
Guilt
Sadness
Witchcraft
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Xenophobia
Brutality
Despair
Frustration
Scandal
Desperation
Handwringing
Vitriol
Depression
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Greed
Angst
Idiocy
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Moral Panic
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