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chorea |
a disease of the nervous system in humans and dogs whose symptoms include uncontrollable jerking movements of the face, arms, and legs. |
crack up |
(informal) to break into uncontrollable laughter. [1/2 definitions] |
dipsomania |
an uncontrollable, usu. periodic craving for alcoholic drink. |
driven |
impelled or compelled by uncontrollable internal forces; compulsive. [1/3 definitions] |
echolalia |
the uncontrollable repetition of words spoken by another person, often associated with autism spectrum disorder or with other developmental or mental disorders. |
hellion |
(informal) an impish, uncontrollable, or bothersome person, esp. a child. |
hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
hysteric |
(usu. pl.; used with a sing. or pl. verb) an outburst of uncontrollable sobbing or laughter. [2/4 definitions] |
hysterical |
causing uncontrollable laughter; wildly funny. [1/3 definitions] |
narcolepsy |
an abnormal condition in which one is seized by sudden brief uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep. |
obsessive-compulsive |
of or relating to having unwanted and uncontrollable thoughts (obsessions), and engaging in repetitive and uncontrollable behaviors (compulsions). [1/3 definitions] |
obsessive-compulsive disorder |
a mental disorder characterized by having unwanted and uncontrollable thoughts (obsessions), and/or engaging in repetitive and uncontrollable behaviors (compulsions); OCD. |
rampant |
unrestrained or uncontrollable; unbridled. [1/5 definitions] |
satyr |
a man with very strong or uncontrollable sexual desires, or one afflicted with satyriasis. [1/3 definitions] |
satyriasis |
a condition of frequent excessive or uncontrollable sexual desire or arousal in a male. |
sob |
an instance of uncontrollable or convulsive weeping, or the sound produced by this. [1/5 definitions] |
ungovernable |
unable to be governed, ordered, or controlled; uncontrollable. |
uproarious |
causing loud or uncontrollable laughter; hilarious. [1/2 definitions] |
violence |
the intentional or uncontrollable causing of pain, injury, or harm. [1/5 definitions] |
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