hysteria
/hɪsˈteɹiə/hih-STEH-ree-uh
/hɪsˈtɛɹiə/hih-STEH-ree-uh
Meaningof the womb
Common meaning: uncontrolled emotion
- hysterthe wombLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 850 · scan
- ianoun ending (Latin/Greek) for a field or condition
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ὑστέρα ‘the womb’.
Roots
- ὑστέρα Greek “the womb”
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