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Spanish
Etymology
From histero- + -ismo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isteˈɾismo/
- Rhymes: -ismo
- Syllabification: his‧te‧ris‧mo
Noun
histerismo m (plural histerismos)
- hysteria
- Synonym: histeria
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 314:Ciertas formas aparatosas de histerismo y epilepsia, son también para el vulgo enfermedades demoníacas, y el remedio más eficaz es el que en menos tiempo le eche del cuerpo los malos espíritus.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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