Word Type

Noun

The word "hysteria" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Arctic hysteria anxiety hysteria canine hysteria conversion hysteria ecohysteria female hysteria homohysteria hystero mass hysteria

Etymologically Related To

hysteric

Context

medicine pathology until early 20th century

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

fear fearfulness fright mania manic disorder neurosis neuroticism psychoneurosis

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Arctic hysteria female hysteria piblokto

Type Of (IsA)

fear neurosis psychiatric condition

Related Terms

hysteric hysterical hysterics

Related Terms

behavior cause characterize disorder emotion emotional excessive excitability exhibit fear hysteric hysterical mental organic panic uncontrollable

Synonym Network

craze female hysteria uterine melancholy

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