conversion hysteria

Noun

Meaning

a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hysterics shell shock psychoneurosis conversion disorder conversion reaction

Hypernyms

disturbance mental disorder folie mental disturbance psychological disorder

Hyponyms

glove anesthesia

Close letter words and terms

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