histeria

== Esperanto == === Etymology === From histerio (“hysteria”) + -a (adjectival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /histeˈria/ Rhymes: -ia Syllabification: his‧te‧ri‧a === Adjective === histeria (accusative singular histerian, plural histeriaj, accusative plural histeriajn) hysterical === Further reading === “histeria”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “histeria”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English hysteria, from New Latin hysteria, from Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xisˈtɛ.rja/ Rhymes: -ɛrja Syllabification: his‧te‧ria === Noun === histeria f (psychology) hysteria (behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion) Synonym: psychoza ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “histeria”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “histeria”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === From histero- +‎ -ia. === Pronunciation === === Noun === histeria f (plural histerias) hysteria (behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion) ==== Alternative forms ==== hysteria (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== histeria coletiva histérico === Further reading === “histeria”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hystérie, from Ancient Greek ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”), as hysteria was thought to be specific to women and associated with the womb. Ultimately related to Latin uterus (“womb; uterus”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /isˈteɾja/ [isˈt̪e.ɾja] Rhymes: -eɾja Syllabification: his‧te‧ria === Noun === histeria f (plural histerias) hysteria ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “histeria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025