Antonyms for hysteria
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hi-ster-ee-uh, -steer- |
| Phonetic Transcription : hɪˈstɛr i ə, -ˈstɪər- |
Definition of hysteria
Origin :- 1801, coined in medical Latin as an abstract noun from hysteric (see hysterical).
- noun state of extreme upset
- By evening Mrs. Page had worked herself into a state bordering on hysteria.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- And she ran off, sobbing, into the little guignol, where she had an attack of hysteria.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- It is often also due to hysteria and consequently pathological.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- Mrs. Wilcox had been overtired by the shopping, and was inclined to hysteria.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- In short, you think what I saw was merely the result of woman's hysteria?
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- She fell into fits of hysteria, sat whole hours listless, with her feet on the fender.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- Six strides of the horse into the darkness and Kate's hysteria was gone.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- It was Sheila Carmack who answered, her voice on the high edge of hysteria.
- Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse
- It was a tyranny for which there was no justification, and it goaded her to the verge of hysteria.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Louder the voice came, and now in its wail was a note of hysteria.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
Synonyms for hysteria
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