hysterical

[ hi-ster-i-kuhl ]

/ hɪˈstɛr ɪ kəl /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.

uncontrollably emotional.

irrational from fear, emotion, or an emotional shock.

causing hysteria.

suffering from or subject to hysteria.

causing unrestrained laughter; very funny: Oh, that joke is hysterical!

Origin of hysterical

1605–15; < Latin hysteric(us) hysteric + -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR hysterical

6 hilarious, uproarious, laughable, ludicrous.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hysterical

hys·ter·i·cal·ly, adverb o·ver·hys·ter·i·cal, adjective post·hys·ter·i·cal, adjective sem·i·hys·ter·i·cal, adjective

sem·i·hys·ter·i·cal·ly, adverb un·hys·ter·i·cal, adjective un·hys·ter·i·cal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hysterical

historic historical hysterical

Words nearby hysterical

hysteresis loop, hysteresis loss, hystereurysis, hysteria, hysteric, hysterical, hysterical personality, hysterical psychosis, hysterics, hystero-, hysterocatalepsy

Example sentences from the Web for hysterically

I mean, come on, this is the stuff of heartbreaking and hysterically funny reading, the two main ingredients for any great memoir.

The Rancid Ballad of Johnny Rotten: His Memoir Seethes With Anger—And Charm |Legs McNeil |November 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We hysterically condemn the use of a nonviolent tool that works.

If You Want Two States, Support BDS |Kathleen Peratis |October 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But when it happens to other people, it turns out, the practice is hysterically funny.

How ‘Billy on the Street’ Host Billy Eichner Hit the Mainstream |Kevin Fallon |February 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Yet the Obama who hysterically declared Hurricane Irene “historic” also declared the swine flu a national emergency.

Apocalypse When? |Lee Siegel |August 28, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

He broke into a loud laugh that jangled, hysterically cold, round the great, brilliant room.

"Persons Unknown" |Virginia Tracy
"'Tis enough to make a woman shudder," cried Lady Betty, hysterically.

His Grace of Osmonde |Frances Hodgson Burnett
She clung to him hysterically, as he shook hands with one after another of the few rescuers who had time to hurry in.

Starlight Ranch |Charles King
Noddy was hysterically thankful to the motor boys, but they well knew he might, at the first chance, play some mean trick on them.

The Motor Boys After a Fortune |Clarence Young
She had laughed throughout the supper, and she still laughed, hysterically, though she had drunk scarcely any wine.

The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns |Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for hysterically

hysterical

hysteric

/ (hɪˈstɛrɪkəl) /

adjective

of or suggesting hysteria hysterical cries

suffering from hysteria

informal wildly funny

Derived forms of hysterical

hysterically, adverb

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hysteric

adjective

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hysterical

adjective

Origin of hysterical

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hysteric

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