Alternative form of hystero- (before a vowel)

(slang) A historical-romance novel with a focus on sex and violence.

plural of hysterical historical

(dated, psychiatry, psychology) A symptom of conversion disorder where the patient is unable to see.

(literature) A literary genre typified by a strong contrast between elaborately absurd prose, plotting, or characterization, on the one hand, and careful, detailed investigations of real, specific social phenomena on the other.

plural of hysterical blindness

The quality of being hysterical.