hysteric
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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
"He was clearly a sort of hysteric," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2018
And anyone who implies that anything is abnormal is a hysteric or an opportunist or an attention-seeker.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2018
The possible development of the hysteric from the malingerer by the repression of the knowledge of deceit is an idea of my own, which is not accepted by any one of importance.
From Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge by Millais Culpin
