hysteria
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There are 4 syllables in the word hysteria.How to pronounce hysteria:
Definition of hysteria:
- hysteria (noun):
- excessive or uncontrollable fear.
- any uncontrolled emotional state, such as of panic, anger, or excitement
- a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral sense 4) functions
Synonyms for hysteria:
agitation
chaos
confusion
craze
deliriousness
delirium
distraction
fear
fearfulness
fever
feverishness
flap
frenzy
furor
furore
fury
hysterical neurosis
hysterics
madness
panic
rage
rampage
unreason
uproar
Antonyms for hysteria:
adjustment
apathy
aplomb
assurance
ataraxia
ataraxy
balance
beauty
bravery
calm
calmness
clarity
coherence
coldness
collectedness
comfort
composedness
composure
confidence
conformity
consolation
contentedness
contentment
control
coolheadedness
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