单词 | hysteria |
释义 | hysteriahysteria /hɪˈstɛriə, -ˈstɪriə/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 1a situation in which a lot of people feel fear, anger, or excitement, which makes them behave in an unreasonable way: the anti-Communist hysteria of the 1950s in the U.S.2medicine a medical condition in which someone suddenly feels very nervous, excited, anxious, etc. and is not able to control his or her emotions [Origin: 1800–1900 hysteric hysterical (17–20 centuries), from Greek hystera uterus; because it was believed hysteria was caused by the uterus]—hysteric adjective |
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