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hysteric

[hi-ster-ik] / hɪˈstɛr ɪk /






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But to her credit, Ms. Coon never turns the character into a wild-eyed hysteric or a manipulated figure of pure pathos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

As Freeman pulled into second base, a hysteric crowd of 52,995 rose to its feet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2022

The journalist Jean-Paul Marat, crusader or hysteric depending on your view, lies dead in the bath in the painted version of David’s supreme act of propaganda.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

"He was clearly a sort of hysteric," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2018

Schneider and Becker have ascertained its influence in hysteric and hypochondriac affections.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen


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