Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: conversion hysteria  kun'vur-zhun hi'steer-ee-u
  1. A mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anaesthesia having no apparent cause)
    - conversion disorder, conversion reaction

Derived forms: conversion hysterias

Type of: disturbance, folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder

Encyclopedia: Conversion hysteria

Nearest

conversational partner
conversationalist
conversationally
conversationist
conversazione
converse
conversely
conversion
conversion disorder
conversion factor
conversion hysteria
conversion reaction
Converso
convert
convertase
converter
convertibility
convertible
convertible bond
convertible security
convertor