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   hysterical

   /hɪˈstɛrɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion: "Janet became hysterical and began screaming" Similar overwroughtemotionaluncontrolleduncontrollableout of controlunrestrainedunrestrainablefrenziedin a frenzyfranticwildfeverishbeside oneselfdriven to distractionin a panicagitatedneuroticmadcrazedberserkmaniacmaniacalmanicdeliriousunhingedderangedout of one's mindout of one's witsravinginformal:in a stateswivel-eyedOpposite calmself-possessed
   • ▪ extremely funny: informal "her attempts to teach them to dance were hysterical" Similar hilariousuproariousvery funnyvery amusingcomicalcomicfarcicalinformal:hysterically funnyside-splittingrib-ticklingkillingkillingly funnyscreamingly funnya screama hoota laugha barrel of laughsa laugh a minuteOpposite serious
   • 2. relating to or affected with hysteria.

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   The meaning of HYSTERICAL is of, relating to, or marked by hysteria. How to use hysterical in a sentence.

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   unable to control your emotions or behavior because you are very frightened, excited, etc.: Calm down, you’re getting hysterical. She broke into hysterical laughter (= laughter that is uncontrollable). infml That joke was hysterical (= extremely amusing).

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   uncontrollably emotional. irrational from fear, emotion, or an emotional shock. causing unrestrained laughter; very funny: Oh, that joke is hysterical! Synonyms: ludicrous, laughable, uproarious, hilarious. Psychoanalysis, Psychiatry. of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria: hysterical psychosis. causing hysteria.

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   Hysterical comes from the medical Latin word hystericus, which described a female neurotic condition, thought to be caused by a dysfunction of the uterus. Hysterical is still used today by psychiatrists, though in a broader way, to describe someone suffering from a psychological stress condition.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHYSTERICAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Someone who is hysterical is in a state of violent and disturbed emotion that is usually a result of shock. I suffered bouts of really hysterical depression. I was curled up on the floor in a corner sobbing hysterically. Hysterical laughter is loud and uncontrolled.

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   hysterical. adjective. /hɪˈsterɪkl/. /hɪˈsterɪkl/. in a state of extreme excitement, and crying, laughing, etc. without any control. hysterical screams. a hysterical giggle. He became almost hysterical when I told him. Let's not get hysterical.

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   If someone is hysterical, they cannot control their feelings or behaviour because they are extremely frightened, angry, excited, etc.: hysterical laughter. As soon as Wendy saw the blood, she became hysterical.

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   Hysterical definition: Laughing or crying for a prolonged period of time.

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    The meaning of HYSTERIA is a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral functions. How to use hysteria in a sentence.

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    hysterical meaning, definition, what is hysterical: unable to control your behaviour or emot...: Learn more.