"hysterics" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. plural of hysteric Tags: form-of, plural Form of: hysteric
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Noun

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  1. Hysteria; a bout of hysteria. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Emotions Derived forms: in hysterics Related terms: histrionics Translations (hysteria — see also hysteria): հիստերիկա (histerika) (Armenian), істэ́рыка (istéryka) [feminine] (Belarusian), гістэ́рыка (histéryka) [feminine] (Belarusian), исте́рика (istérika) [feminine] (Bulgarian), хисте́рика (histérika) [feminine] (Bulgarian), hysterický záchvat [masculine] (Czech), hysteerinen kohtaus (Finnish), crise des nerfs [feminine] (French), hystérie [feminine] (French), ისტერიკა (isṭeriḳa) (Georgian), móðursýkiskast [neuter] (Icelandic), stjórnlaust grátkast [neuter] (Icelandic), stjórnlaust hláturkast [neuter] (Icelandic), исте́рика (istérika) [feminine] (Russian), histeria [feminine] (Spanish), histérica (Spanish), hysteri [common-gender] (Swedish), істе́рика (istéryka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), гісте́рика (histéryka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "істе́рика"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "histéryka",
      "sense": "hysteria — see also hysteria",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гісте́рика"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hysterics"
}

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