hysteria

hysteria is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A nervous affection, occurring almost exclusively in women, in which the emotional and reflex excitability is exaggerated, and the will power correspondingly diminished, so that the patient loses control over the emotions, becomes the victim of imaginary sensations, and often falls into paroxism or fits. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A nervous affection, occurring almost exclusively in women, in which the emotional and reflex excitability is exaggerated, and the will power correspondingly diminished, so that the patient loses control over the emotions, becomes the victim of imaginary sensations, and often falls into paroxism or fits.
2. noun. excessive or uncontrollable fear
3. noun. state of violent mental agitation

   Synonyms: craze, delirium, frenzy, fury

4. noun. neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions

Synonyms

craze, delirium, frenzy, fury

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in hysteria:

sheriyat

Common word forms

hysterias

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