hysterical

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɪˈstɛɹɪkəl/

Adjective

hysterical

1. Of, or arising from hysteria.
   • 1848', William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 16:

     An event of this nature, a marriage, or a refusal, or a proposal, thrills through a whole household of women, and sets all their hysterical sympathies at work.

2. Having, or prone to having hysterics.
3. Provoking uncontrollable laughter.

Related terms

• hysteric
• hysterics
• hysteria

Translations

• German: hysterisch
• Italian: isterico
• Portuguese: histérico
• Russian: истери́ческий

Translations

• German: hysterisch
• Portuguese: histérico
• Russian: истеричный

Translations

• French: hystérique, tordant
• Russian: уморительный

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