hysteric
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9.4
- noun
- /hɪˈstɛrɪk/
- Informal
:
histérico
- After the incident, everyone said he was acting like a hysteric, crying uncontrollably and unable to calm down.
Examples
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During the therapy session, she admitted to being labeled a hysteric due to her intense emotional reactions.
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I know the first thing a hysteric says is, "I am not a hysteric"... but I am not a hysteric.
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Especially if his response is to label her a hysteric on Twitter?
Blog text (9) -
My mother said, "sounded like a hysteric."
Fiction book (1991) -
He's a bit of a hysteric.
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If Joyce-Ann was tense, make her feel comfortable? Or at least as close to comfortable as a Manhattan hysteric can feel.
Fiction book (1996) -
I become weary of doing anything while I am so irritated, like a hysteric.
Fiction book (2000) -
Over an ancient Mr. Coffee machine, some hysteric has scribbled: "Someone has been drinking the coffee without leaving the 10 cents in the cup, and WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE."
Fiction book (1997) -
She tried to convey a warning without sounding like some kind of crazed hysteric.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the film, the main character portrays a hysteric who cannot control her feelings during a crisis.
Synonyms
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9.1
A person who acts in a very angry, dangerous, or unpredictable way
A person with a long-term emotional problem that causes strong anxiety
Antonyms
How Emotional
- Informal
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9.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hysteric comes from the Greek word hystera meaning 'womb' and the same root appears in hysterectomy, which means 'removal of the womb'. Long ago people thought strong or strange feelings came from the womb, so a hysteric was a person with very strong, out-of-control emotions. That's why the noun today means someone showing extreme emotion, even though the old idea is now seen as wrong.