hisztéria
B2
Hungarian
hysteria, vapour
NOUN
B2
1
hysteria
C1
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Meaning
widespread panic and irrational fear
Themes
mass_reaction
|fear
|excitement
|panic
|media
|rumor
|emotions
|society
|news_media
Definition
A state of extreme, often irrational fear or excitement that spreads quickly among many people.
NOUN
B2
1
hysteria
C1
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Meaning
uncontrolled emotional outburst
Themes
emotion
|loss_of_control
|crying
|laughter
|shouting
|audience
|emotions
|health
|relationships
Definition
A state in which someone cannot control their emotions, for example crying, laughing, or shouting wildly.
NOUN
C1
FORMAL
1
hysteria
C2
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Meaning
outdated medical diagnosis, especially for women
Themes
medicine
|history
|outdated_term
|diagnosis
|womens_health
|bias
|gender
Definition
A former medical diagnosis once used for a wide range of symptoms, especially in women, now considered inaccurate and biased and largely replaced by other terms.
NOUN
B2
ARCHAIC
2
vapour
C1
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Meaning
old term for nervous upset
Themes
archaic
|health
|emotion
|faintness
|anxiety
|depression
|literature
|emotions
Definition
An old-fashioned term, usually in the plural "the vapours", for a state of nervous upset, faintness, or depression, once thought to be caused by bodily fluids or gases.
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