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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).
The meaning of HYSTERICAL is of, relating to, or marked by hysteria. How to use hysterical in a sentence.
adjective. 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.
Hysterical means "marked by uncontrollable, extreme emotion." If your favorite sports team wins a championship, you might get hysterical and start weeping and screaming all at once.
Someone who is hysterical is in a state of violent and disturbed emotion that is usually a result of shock.
Laughing or crying for a prolonged period of time. The children were hysterical during the thunderstorm. American Heritage. Like or suggestive of hysteria; emotionally uncontrolled and wild. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Extremely comical. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Of, characterized by, or arising from hysteria.
adjective. /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. (disapproving) He thought I was being a hysterical female. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
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.
What does the word hysterical mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word hysterical, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. hysterical has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. pathology (early 1600s) psychiatry (early 1600s) pharmacology (mid 1600s)
HYSTERICAL meaning: 1 : feeling or showing extreme and uncontrolled emotion marked by hysteria; 2 : very funny.
