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hysteria vs psychoneurosis

psychoneurosis vs hysteria

hysteria and psychoneurosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hysteria Yes No No No
psychoneurosis Yes No No No
As nouns, psychoneurosis is a hypernym of hysteria; that is, psychoneurosis is a word with a broader meaning than hysteria:
  • hysteria: neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
  • psychoneurosis: a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
Other hypernyms of hysteria include neurosis, neuroticism.
hysteria (noun) psychoneurosis (noun)
excessive or uncontrollable fear a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
state of violent mental agitation
Difference between hysteria and psychoneurosis

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