hysteric
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8.6
- adjective
- /hɪˈstɛrɪk/
- Archaic
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histérico
- Her attempt to assert herself as a subject inaugurates the hysteric condition that destabilizes each and every self-identification.
Examples
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Everything started for me with Richard Foreman and his Ontological Hysteric Theater.
Academic text (1998) -
So everything that follows is a misrepresentation (a very Ontological-Hysteric Theater concept).
Academic text (1998) -
Will the "hysteric" Obama end up like his daddy?
Blog text (26) -
The tradition emanating from the mystic and romantic novelists, that woman is a mysterious being, half hysteric, half angel, found its way into scientific writing.
Academic text (1990) -
Certainly you aren't listening or being calm if you're doing "hysteric screeching," but surely you've seen men and women cry without screeching?
Blog text (31) -
In retrospect, the photographs misrepresent the system devised by Foreman in his Ontological-Hysteric Theater.
Academic text (1998) -
The protagonist was not Foreman's alias (often named Max), as was the rule in the Ontological-Hysteric Theater productions from its inception in 1968.
Academic text (1998) -
During the therapy session, she displayed hysteric reactions to her past trauma.
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His hysteric laughter echoed through the room, revealing his overwhelming emotions.
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The film's portrayal of the hysteric character highlighted the struggles of dealing with intense emotions.
Synonyms
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3.9
Extremely emotional in a way that seems out of control
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6.7
Very excited and unable to control strong feelings
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7.9
Showing very strong feelings that change quickly and seem too much
Showing extreme, uncontrolled emotion that upsets or frightens others
Having a long-term emotional problem that causes strong anxiety
Showing very strong, theatrical feelings like people acting in a play
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Hysteric comes from the Greek root hystera meaning 'womb', because early doctors blamed the womb for sudden strong feelings. That old idea made the word mean 'out of control with feeling', so hysteric is used to describe behavior or reactions that are very extreme and not under control. Today we use it for strong, uncontrolled emotion, but the original idea about the womb is now considered incorrect.