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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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   What does hysterical laughter mean?

   • She broke into hysterical laughter (= laughter that is uncontrollable). infml That joke was hysterical (= extremely amusing). Gillian was laughing / crying hysterically. What is the pronunciation of hysterical? 歇斯底里的，情緒過分激動的, 極為滑稽的… 歇斯底里的，情绪过分激动的, 极为滑稽的… histérico, graciosísimo, histérico/ica [masculine-feminine]…

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   What does hysterical mean in psychiatry?

   • 1. Exhibiting spasmodic, uncontrolled emotion: became hysterical when the airplane lurched; hysterical laughter. 2. Informal Extremely funny: told a hysterical story. 3. Psychiatry Relating to hysteria. No longer in clinical use. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What is hysterical?

   • Fierce, feminist, and fulfilling, Hysterical celebrates the multitudes of women and will leave you feeling empowered and alive. Come celebrate the hysteria in all of us.

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   What is a hysterical person?

   • While "hysterical" has been adopted as a slang term for an excessively funny or upset person or situation, it has very specific roots in female mental illness.

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     HYSTERICAL meaning: 1. unable to control your feelings or...

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