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hysteria

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"Wild panic"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /hɪˈstɛɹiə/Part of speech nounSorted aehirstyStarts with HEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. excessive or uncontrollable fear

Word origin

From New Latin hysteria, a back-formation from Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus, hysterical”), from ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”). Compare French hystérie.

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