Hysterical

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• hysterical — hys*ter ic*al a. Extremely funny. [Colloq.] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hysterical — index frenetic, uncontrollable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• hysterical — 1610s, from L. hystericus of the womb, from Gk. hysterikos of the womb, suffering in the womb, from hystera womb (see UTERUS (Cf. uterus)). Originally defined as a neurotic condition peculiar to women and thought to be caused by a dysfunction of… …   Etymology dictionary

• hysterical — [adj] very upset, excited agitated, berserk, beside oneself, blazing, carried away*, convulsive, crazed, crazy, delirious, distracted, distraught, emotional, fiery, frantic, frenzied, fuming, furious, impassioned, impetuous, in a fit, incensed,… …   New thesaurus

• hysterical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) associated with or suffering from hysteria. 2) wildly uncontrolled. 3) informal extremely funny. DERIVATIVES hysterically adverb …   English terms dictionary

• hysterical — [hi ster′i kəl] adj. [ HYSTERIC + AL] 1. of or characteristic of hysteria 2. a) like or suggestive of hysteria; emotionally uncontrolled and wild b) extremely comical 3. having or subject to hysteria hysterically …   English World dictionary

• hysterical — [[t]hɪste̱rɪk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is hysterical is in a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic. Police and bodyguards had to form a human shield around him as the almost hysterical crowds struggled to approach him... He… …   English dictionary

• hysterical — adj. 1 suffering from/caused by hysteria VERBS ▪ act, be, sound ▪ Susan realized that she sounded hysterical. ▪ become, get, go …   Collocations dictionary

• hysterical — hys|ter|i|cal [hıˈsterıkəl] adj 1.) unable to control your behaviour or emotions because you are very upset, afraid, excited etc ▪ Janet became hysterical and began screaming. ▪ Everyone in the studio burst into hysterical laughter . 2.) informal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hysterical — hys|ter|i|cal [ hı sterıkl ] adjective * 1. ) behaving in an uncontrolled way because you are extremely excited, afraid, or upset: She wasn t hysterical, just crying. a ) reacting to something in an unreasonable way: Media coverage of the issue… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English