different between hysteria vs obsession

English

Etymology

From New Latin hysteria, from hysteric, from Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus, hysterical”), from ?????? (hustéra, “womb”). Compare French hystérie.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /h??st??ij?/, /h??st??ij?/
• Rhymes: -???i?

Noun

hysteria (usually uncountable, plural hysterias or hysteriae or hysteriæ)

1. Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic.
2. (medicine) A mental disorder characterized by emotional excitability etc. without an organic cause.
3. (informal, pathology) Synonym of conversion disorder
4. (obsolete, pathology, until early 20th century) Any disorder of women with some psychiatric symptoms without other diagnosis, ascribed to uterine influences on the female body, lack of pregnancy, or lack of sex.

Synonyms

• (mental disorder): female hysteria
• (obsolete female disorder): uterine melancholy

Derived terms

Related terms

• hysteric, hysterics
• hysterical

Translations

Further reading

• hysteria in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• hysteria in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• hysteria at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• this year

Finnish

Noun

hysteria

1. hysteria

Declension

Compounds

• joukkohysteria

English

Etymology

From Latin obsessio (“a besieging”), from obsidere (“to besiege”); see obsess.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?b?s???n/
• Rhymes: -???n

Noun

obsession (countable and uncountable, plural obsessions)

1. A compulsive or irrational preoccupation.
2. An unhealthy fixation.
3. Influence or control by evil spirits without possession.
   • 1973, Jessie Penn-Lewis, Evan Roberts, War on the Saints, ?ISBN.

     if an evil spirit counterfeits the presence of God, and comes upon the man as an influence only, it may be described as obsession; but when a footing is gained in him, it is "possession," because the obsessing spirits have gained access, and possess the ground they hold, up to the extent of the ground given.

   • 1999, Mary E. McDonough, God's Plan of Redemption, page 85, ?ISBN.

     They should see that a perception of their identification with the Victor of Calvary is absolutely necessary if they are to constantly and victoriously resist the obsession of evil spirits.

   • 2007, James E. Padgett, The Teachings of Jesus, page 100, ?ISBN.

     It is true, that by the workings of the law of attraction, and the susceptibility of mortals to the influence of spirit powers, mortals may become obsessed by the spirits of evil—that is evil spirits of men who once lived on earth—and this obsession may become so complete and powerful that the living mortal may lose all power to resist this influence of the evil spirits...

Related terms

• obsess
• obsessed
• obsessional
• obsessive, obsessively

Translations

Further reading

• obsession in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• obsession in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• bosonises

French

Etymology

From Latin obsessio (“a besieging”), from obsidere (“to besiege”); see obsess.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p.s?.sj??/

Noun

obsession f (plural obsessions)

1. obsession

Related terms

• obsédant
• obsédé
• obséder
• obsessif

Further reading

• “obsession” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• ébossions, obéissons