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

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   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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › hystericalHYSTERICAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe something or someone as hysterical, you think that they are very funny and they make you laugh a lot. Paul Mazursky was Master of Ceremonies, and he was pretty hysterical. It wasn't supposed to be a comedy but I found it hysterically funny. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   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.

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   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. Want to learn more?

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   adjective. /hɪˈstɛrɪkl/ in a state of extreme excitement, and crying, laughing, etc. in an uncontrolled way 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. Definitions on the go.