anti-hysteric

adjective

an·​ti-hys·​ter·​ic ˌan-tē-hi-ˈster-ik  ˌan-tī- 

variants or antihysteric

: counteracting or preventing hysteria

an anti-hysteric remedy

Word History

First Known Use

1705, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-hysteric

• alphanumeric
• ionospheric
• magnetospheric
• oligomeric
• allosteric
• amphoteric
• anomeric
• atmospheric
• chromospheric
• climacteric
• congeneric
• dysenteric

Medical Definition

anti-hysteric

adjective

an·​ti-hys·​ter·​ic -his-ˈter-ik 

variants or antihysteric

: counteracting or preventing hysteria

anti-hysteric properties

Hot water extract of the flower and leaf [of the neem tree] is taken orally as an antihysteric remedy, and is used externally to treat wounds.

—Ivan A. Ross, Medicinal Plants of the World