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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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hysteria

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/hɨˈstɛɹijə/Used In Literature ↓

A condition where the patient has neurological symptoms such as numbness, blindness, paralysis, or fits, but without any neurological explanation.

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Common Phrases

. hysteriahysteria masshysteria conversionhysteria war
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Synonyms

hysteriafemale hysteriauterine melancholyfrenzydeliriumcraze

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Related Words

furyhysterical neurosispsychosisuproaragitation

Poetry examples for “hysteria”

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