hysterical \hys*ter"ic*al\ a.
Extremely funny. [Colloq.]
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hysteric \Hys*ter"ic\, Hysterical \Hys*ter"ic*al\, a. [L.
hystericus, Gr. ?, fr. "yste`ra the womb; perh. akin to ?
latter, later, and E. utter, out.]
1. Of or pertaining to hysteria.
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With no hysteric weakness or feverish excitement,
they preserved their peace and patience. --Bancroft.
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2. In a state of hysteria; affected, or troubled, with
hysterics; uncontrollably emotional; convulsive, fitful.
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3. In a state of panic or behaving in a wild irrational
manner, due to fear or emotional trauma.
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4. Resembling hysteria; as, hysterical laughter.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hysterical
adj 1: characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria;
"during hysterical conditions various functions of the
human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein;
"hysterical amnesia" [syn: hysteric]
2: marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; "hysterical
laughter"; "a mob of hysterical vigilantes"
WordNet (r) 2.0
88 Moby Thesaurus words for "hysterical":
abandoned, amok, at fever pitch, bellowing, berserk, carried away,
comical, crazed, delirious, demoniac, disordered, distracted,
disturbed, ecstatic, emotionalistic, emotive, enraptured,
fanatical, farcical, febrile, feral, ferocious, feverish, fierce,
frantic, frenetic, frenzied, fulminating, funny, furious, haggard,
hammy, hectic, hilarious, histrionic, hog-wild, howling,
hypochondriac, hysteric, in a transport, in hysterics, infatuated,
insane, intoxicated, irrational, mad, madding, maniac,
melodramatic, neurasthenic, neurotic, nonrational, orgasmic,
orgiastic, overanxious, overdesirous, overeager, overemotional,
overenthusiastic, overzealous, perfervid, phobic, possessed,
psychasthenic, psychoneurotic, rabid, raging, ramping, ranting,
raving, ravished, roaring, running mad, sensational,
sensationalistic, storming, theatrical, transported, ultrazealous,
uncontrollable, uncontrolled, unreasoning, unrestrained,
uproarious, violent, wild, wild-eyed, wild-looking
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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