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Webster 1913 Edition

Hysterics

Hys-ter′ics

,

Noun.

pl.

(Med.)

Hysteria.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hysterics

HYSTER'ICS

,

Noun.

A disease of women, proceeding from the womb, and characterized by fits or spasmodic affections of the nervous system.

A spasmodic disease of the primae viae, attended with the sensation of a ball rolling about the abdomen, stomach and throat.

Definition 2025

hysterics

hysterics

English

Noun

hysterics

plural of hysteric
(uncountable) Hysteria.
Her hysterics are uncontrollable.

Usage notes

Do not confuse hysterics with histrionics.

Translations

attack of hysteria

Czech: hysterický záchvat m
French: crise des nerfs f

Icelandic: móðursýkiskast n, stjórnlaust grátkast n, stjórnlaust hláturkast n
Russian: исте́рика (ru) f ‎(istérika)
Spanish: histeria f, histérica