# I pit over-the-top Anti-Trump hysteria

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> And this should, perhaps, give us some pause before we call someone “hysterical.” The word’s origin ties it to the idea that any show of emotion or force from a woman is evidence of her fragility and inherent instability, and echoes of that are still present in its uses today.

> **[What It Really Means To Call A Woman Hysterical | Dictionary.com](https://www.dictionary.com/articles/hysterical)**
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> by Kory Stamper published September 25th, 2018 Is hysterical a gendered insult? It began, unsurprisingly, on cable TV. In 2017, the Senate intelligence committee called Attorney General Jeff Sessions to testify about his Russian contacts as well as...

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