"hysteric" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /hɪsˈtɛɹɪk/ Forms: more hysteric [comparative], most hysteric [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: From Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus, hysterical”), from ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|hystericus}} Latin hystericus, {{der|en|grc|ὑστερικός|t=suffering in the uterus, hysterical}} Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus, hysterical”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} hysteric (comparative more hysteric, superlative most hysteric)
  1. (medicine) Hysterical; relating to hysteria. Categories (topical): Medicine, People
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hysterick [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /hɪsˈtɛɹɪk/ Forms: hysterics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: From Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus, hysterical”), from ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|hystericus}} Latin hystericus, {{der|en|grc|ὑστερικός|t=suffering in the uterus, hysterical}} Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus, hysterical”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hysteric (plural hysterics)
  1. A hysterical person. Related terms: hysteria, hysterical
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hysterick [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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