What does hysteric mean?

Definitions for hysteric
hɪˈstɛr ɪkhys·ter·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hystericadjective

    a person suffering from hysteria

  2. hysteric, hystericaladjective

    characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria

    "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein; "hysterical amnesia"

Wiktionary

  1. hystericnoun

    A hysterical person.

  2. hystericadjective

    hysterical

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  1. hysteric

    A hysteric is an individual who exhibits extreme, uncontrollable emotion or fear, often marked by irrationality, laughter, weeping, or other extreme behavior. The term comes from the now outdated medical diagnosis of 'hysteria,' which was thought to be a psychological disorder specific to women. Nowadays, it can refer to anyone, regardless of gender, who tends to react in an overly emotional or exaggerated way.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hystericadjective

    alt. of Hysterical

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hysteric

    -al, his-ter′ik, -al, adj. pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with hysterics or hysteria: like hysterics, fitfully and violently emotional.—adv. Hyster′ically.—ns. Hyster′ics, Hystēr′ia, a nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying alternately, with a choking sensation in the throat, but often as a counterfeit of some organic disease.—adjs. Hys′teroid, -al, like hysteria.—ns. Hysteromān′ia, hysterical mania, often marked by erotic delusions and an excessive desire to attract attention; Hysterot′omy, the operation of cutting into the uterus. [L. hystericus—Gr. hysterikoshystera, the womb.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hysteric in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hysteric in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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