Meaning

1 senses
  1. A hysterical person.

    a person suffering from hysteria

Origin

From Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus,

From Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus, hysterical”), from ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”).

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