Definition of hysterical in English:

hysterical

adjective hɪˈstɛrɪk(ə)lhəˈstɛrək(ə)l

1Affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion.
Janet became hysterical and began screaming
the band were mobbed by hysterical fans
乐队被歇斯底里的歌迷团团围住。
Example sentencesExamples
- The young woman had crying fits, which were interspersed with screams and bursts of hysterical laughter.
- Wyman concedes it's rare, nowadays, for new bands to be greeted by hysterical fans at the airport, the way the Stones were in the '60s.
- She wasn't emotionally disabled or hysterical but in these day she used to cry almost all the time.
- Recently, hysterical fans of the Taiwanese boys' band, F4, caused a great sensation in Shanghai.
- But the mirth is fleeting and the hysterical laughter, I suspect, is triggered more by nervous tension than by a wicked sense of humour.
- Both are seen as nervous, emotional, almost hysterical men.
- For others, the word joy did just what was it was told, making the victim hysterical and pretty much uncontrollably giddy.
- ‘Hi everyone, this is Budi,’ she announced, making a real effort not to trip and break out into hysterical laughter.
- Then a wild, almost hysterical gale of laughter burst from her.
- Then the corners of her mouth began to curl upward, and a moment later, hysterical laughter was bubbling from her chest.
- My soft chuckles soon turned into uncontrollable and hysterical laughing.
- My sobs were uncontrollable, hysterical almost.
- But then I read the whole thing through and I just sat there for ten minutes in hysterical laughter - he had pulled it off!
- There was no need to act like some hysterical, emotional nutcase.
- Touched by his affection and feeling overly emotional, I become hysterical.
- In the back of her mind, a bubble of hysterical laughter began to grow.
- He became emotional and hysterical, as he sometimes does.
- And as he watched her in confusion, Shelley's chuckle turned into an uncontrollable, hysterical fit of laughter.
- Approach this end room and the first thing noticed will be the hysterical, uncontrollable laughter.
- But no sooner had the match gone into the second period than the moans were replaced by smiles and later by hysterical laughter.
Synonyms
overwrought, emotional, uncontrolled, uncontrollable, out of control, unrestrained, unrestrainable, frenzied, in a frenzy, frantic, wild, feverish
beside oneself, driven to distraction, in a panic, agitated, neurotic
mad, crazed, berserk, maniac, maniacal, manic, delirious, unhinged, deranged, out of one's mind, out of one's wits, raving
informal in a state
British informal swivel-eyed
1. 1.1informal Extremely funny.
  〈非正式〉极为有趣的
  her attempts to teach them to dance were hysterical
  她努力想教他们跳舞，情形极为有趣。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some people find it side-splittingly hysterical; I didn't, but I did find it to be entertainingly funny.
  As a hysterical parody, my bears comically evoke the carnivalesque.
  How did this role come to you, this very funny, hysterical gun moll role?
  Extreme gore and hysterical pratfalls all combine in a truly memorable mix.
  I knew this shouldn't have been funny, but right then I found it hysterical.
  Start off with a funny thing that happened to you that day or something hysterical you just saw on TV.
  She was extremely ticklish and it was absolutely hysterical watching her freak out.
  More of their side-splitting, hysterical brand of humour which at times threatened to bring the house down.
  Filled with his patented dry wit and funny observations, this track often borders on hysterical.
  For the show, a group of puppeteers steps in and performs these calls with some very funny looking puppets on hysterical sets.
  Synonyms
  hilarious, uproarious, very funny, very amusing, comical, comic, farcical
  informal hysterically funny, side-splitting, rib-tickling, killing, killingly funny, screamingly funny, a scream, a hoot, a laugh, a barrel of laughs, a laugh a minute
2Relating to or suffering from hysteria.
〔精神病学〕（患）癔病的
Example sentencesExamples
- Such a figure is literally and etymologically hysterical, as it is excessively feminized; it is also psychoanalytically hysterical.
- Others took the view that Plath was a hysterical self-dramatist, possibly psychopathic, and vastly overrated as a poet.
- Su-mi's mental state might be described as hysterical.
- Furthermore, Freud placed the emphasis on the psychological mechanism of hysterical symptom formation.
- This is the language of hysterical, demented brainwashing.
- He thought I was in the midst of an hysterical fit, or that I had perhaps gone insane.
- The last thing you want is a hysterical claustrophobe, suffering from a panic attack!
- Although Halle is not around to encounter Beloved, he too suffers trauma and exhibits hysterical symptoms.
- It was as if he was trying to pacify a hysterical mental patient.
- Convinced that Clay was suffering hysterical panic, the New York boxing writers urged the local commissioners to call off the fight.
- Karon and Widener then described what they identified as a typical combat hysterical neurosis.
- So I may be a cynical, hysterical, psychotic, twisted masochist.
- Jiang doesn't soften his depiction of the chaotic, hysterical wartime mentality, when anything can happen, and the worst thing probably will.

Rhymes

chimerical, clerical, hemispherical, numerical, spherical

Definition of hysterical in US English:

hysterical

adjectivehəˈsterək(ə)lhəˈstɛrək(ə)l

1Deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion.
歇斯底里的
the band was mobbed by hysterical fans
乐队被歇斯底里的歌迷团团围住。
hysterical laughter
歇斯底里的笑声。
Example sentencesExamples
- There was no need to act like some hysterical, emotional nutcase.
- ‘Hi everyone, this is Budi,’ she announced, making a real effort not to trip and break out into hysterical laughter.
- But no sooner had the match gone into the second period than the moans were replaced by smiles and later by hysterical laughter.
- Then the corners of her mouth began to curl upward, and a moment later, hysterical laughter was bubbling from her chest.
- Approach this end room and the first thing noticed will be the hysterical, uncontrollable laughter.
- Wyman concedes it's rare, nowadays, for new bands to be greeted by hysterical fans at the airport, the way the Stones were in the '60s.
- Recently, hysterical fans of the Taiwanese boys' band, F4, caused a great sensation in Shanghai.
- My sobs were uncontrollable, hysterical almost.
- He became emotional and hysterical, as he sometimes does.
- Both are seen as nervous, emotional, almost hysterical men.
- Then a wild, almost hysterical gale of laughter burst from her.
- In the back of her mind, a bubble of hysterical laughter began to grow.
- My soft chuckles soon turned into uncontrollable and hysterical laughing.
- But then I read the whole thing through and I just sat there for ten minutes in hysterical laughter - he had pulled it off!
- And as he watched her in confusion, Shelley's chuckle turned into an uncontrollable, hysterical fit of laughter.
- She wasn't emotionally disabled or hysterical but in these day she used to cry almost all the time.
- But the mirth is fleeting and the hysterical laughter, I suspect, is triggered more by nervous tension than by a wicked sense of humour.
- The young woman had crying fits, which were interspersed with screams and bursts of hysterical laughter.
- Touched by his affection and feeling overly emotional, I become hysterical.
- For others, the word joy did just what was it was told, making the victim hysterical and pretty much uncontrollably giddy.
Synonyms
overwrought, emotional, uncontrolled, uncontrollable, out of control, unrestrained, unrestrainable, frenzied, in a frenzy, frantic, wild, feverish
1. 1.1informal Extremely funny.
  〈非正式〉极为有趣的
  her attempts to teach them to dance were hysterical
  她努力想教他们跳舞，情形极为有趣。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Filled with his patented dry wit and funny observations, this track often borders on hysterical.
  Start off with a funny thing that happened to you that day or something hysterical you just saw on TV.
  Some people find it side-splittingly hysterical; I didn't, but I did find it to be entertainingly funny.
  How did this role come to you, this very funny, hysterical gun moll role?
  For the show, a group of puppeteers steps in and performs these calls with some very funny looking puppets on hysterical sets.
  Extreme gore and hysterical pratfalls all combine in a truly memorable mix.
  As a hysterical parody, my bears comically evoke the carnivalesque.
  More of their side-splitting, hysterical brand of humour which at times threatened to bring the house down.
  She was extremely ticklish and it was absolutely hysterical watching her freak out.
  I knew this shouldn't have been funny, but right then I found it hysterical.
  Synonyms
  hilarious, uproarious, very funny, very amusing, comical, comic, farcical
2Relating to, associated with, or suffering from hysteria.
〔精神病学〕（患）癔病的
the doctor thinks the condition is partly hysterical
医生认为这种病情部分属癔病症状。
Example sentencesExamples
- Furthermore, Freud placed the emphasis on the psychological mechanism of hysterical symptom formation.
- Su-mi's mental state might be described as hysterical.
- This is the language of hysterical, demented brainwashing.
- Convinced that Clay was suffering hysterical panic, the New York boxing writers urged the local commissioners to call off the fight.
- It was as if he was trying to pacify a hysterical mental patient.
- Jiang doesn't soften his depiction of the chaotic, hysterical wartime mentality, when anything can happen, and the worst thing probably will.
- Although Halle is not around to encounter Beloved, he too suffers trauma and exhibits hysterical symptoms.
- Karon and Widener then described what they identified as a typical combat hysterical neurosis.
- Such a figure is literally and etymologically hysterical, as it is excessively feminized; it is also psychoanalytically hysterical.
- Others took the view that Plath was a hysterical self-dramatist, possibly psychopathic, and vastly overrated as a poet.
- So I may be a cynical, hysterical, psychotic, twisted masochist.
- The last thing you want is a hysterical claustrophobe, suffering from a panic attack!
- He thought I was in the midst of an hysterical fit, or that I had perhaps gone insane.

词汇	hysterical
释义	Definition of hysterical in English: hysterical adjective hɪˈstɛrɪk(ə)lhəˈstɛrək(ə)l 1Affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion. Janet became hysterical and began screaming the band were mobbed by hysterical fans 乐队被歇斯底里的歌迷团团围住。 Example sentencesExamples The young woman had crying fits, which were interspersed with screams and bursts of hysterical laughter. Wyman concedes it's rare, nowadays, for new bands to be greeted by hysterical fans at the airport, the way the Stones were in the '60s. She wasn't emotionally disabled or hysterical but in these day she used to cry almost all the time. Recently, hysterical fans of the Taiwanese boys' band, F4, caused a great sensation in Shanghai. But the mirth is fleeting and the hysterical laughter, I suspect, is triggered more by nervous tension than by a wicked sense of humour. Both are seen as nervous, emotional, almost hysterical men. For others, the word joy did just what was it was told, making the victim hysterical and pretty much uncontrollably giddy. ‘Hi everyone, this is Budi,’ she announced, making a real effort not to trip and break out into hysterical laughter. Then a wild, almost hysterical gale of laughter burst from her. Then the corners of her mouth began to curl upward, and a moment later, hysterical laughter was bubbling from her chest. My soft chuckles soon turned into uncontrollable and hysterical laughing. My sobs were uncontrollable, hysterical almost. But then I read the whole thing through and I just sat there for ten minutes in hysterical laughter - he had pulled it off! There was no need to act like some hysterical, emotional nutcase. Touched by his affection and feeling overly emotional, I become hysterical. In the back of her mind, a bubble of hysterical laughter began to grow. He became emotional and hysterical, as he sometimes does. And as he watched her in confusion, Shelley's chuckle turned into an uncontrollable, hysterical fit of laughter. Approach this end room and the first thing noticed will be the hysterical, uncontrollable laughter. But no sooner had the match gone into the second period than the moans were replaced by smiles and later by hysterical laughter. Synonyms overwrought, emotional, uncontrolled, uncontrollable, out of control, unrestrained, unrestrainable, frenzied, in a frenzy, frantic, wild, feverish beside oneself, driven to distraction, in a panic, agitated, neurotic mad, crazed, berserk, maniac, maniacal, manic, delirious, unhinged, deranged, out of one's mind, out of one's wits, raving informal in a state British informal swivel-eyed 1.1informal Extremely funny. 〈非正式〉极为有趣的 her attempts to teach them to dance were hysterical 她努力想教他们跳舞，情形极为有趣。 Example sentencesExamples Some people find it side-splittingly hysterical; I didn't, but I did find it to be entertainingly funny. As a hysterical parody, my bears comically evoke the carnivalesque. How did this role come to you, this very funny, hysterical gun moll role? Extreme gore and hysterical pratfalls all combine in a truly memorable mix. I knew this shouldn't have been funny, but right then I found it hysterical. Start off with a funny thing that happened to you that day or something hysterical you just saw on TV. She was extremely ticklish and it was absolutely hysterical watching her freak out. More of their side-splitting, hysterical brand of humour which at times threatened to bring the house down. Filled with his patented dry wit and funny observations, this track often borders on hysterical. For the show, a group of puppeteers steps in and performs these calls with some very funny looking puppets on hysterical sets. Synonyms hilarious, uproarious, very funny, very amusing, comical, comic, farcical informal hysterically funny, side-splitting, rib-tickling, killing, killingly funny, screamingly funny, a scream, a hoot, a laugh, a barrel of laughs, a laugh a minute 2Relating to or suffering from hysteria. 〔精神病学〕（患）癔病的 Example sentencesExamples Such a figure is literally and etymologically hysterical, as it is excessively feminized; it is also psychoanalytically hysterical. Others took the view that Plath was a hysterical self-dramatist, possibly psychopathic, and vastly overrated as a poet. Su-mi's mental state might be described as hysterical. Furthermore, Freud placed the emphasis on the psychological mechanism of hysterical symptom formation. This is the language of hysterical, demented brainwashing. He thought I was in the midst of an hysterical fit, or that I had perhaps gone insane. The last thing you want is a hysterical claustrophobe, suffering from a panic attack! Although Halle is not around to encounter Beloved, he too suffers trauma and exhibits hysterical symptoms. It was as if he was trying to pacify a hysterical mental patient. Convinced that Clay was suffering hysterical panic, the New York boxing writers urged the local commissioners to call off the fight. Karon and Widener then described what they identified as a typical combat hysterical neurosis. So I may be a cynical, hysterical, psychotic, twisted masochist. Jiang doesn't soften his depiction of the chaotic, hysterical wartime mentality, when anything can happen, and the worst thing probably will. Rhymes chimerical, clerical, hemispherical, numerical, spherical Definition of hysterical in US English: hysterical adjectivehəˈsterək(ə)lhəˈstɛrək(ə)l 1Deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion. 歇斯底里的 the band was mobbed by hysterical fans 乐队被歇斯底里的歌迷团团围住。 hysterical laughter 歇斯底里的笑声。 Example sentencesExamples There was no need to act like some hysterical, emotional nutcase. ‘Hi everyone, this is Budi,’ she announced, making a real effort not to trip and break out into hysterical laughter. But no sooner had the match gone into the second period than the moans were replaced by smiles and later by hysterical laughter. Then the corners of her mouth began to curl upward, and a moment later, hysterical laughter was bubbling from her chest. Approach this end room and the first thing noticed will be the hysterical, uncontrollable laughter. Wyman concedes it's rare, nowadays, for new bands to be greeted by hysterical fans at the airport, the way the Stones were in the '60s. Recently, hysterical fans of the Taiwanese boys' band, F4, caused a great sensation in Shanghai. My sobs were uncontrollable, hysterical almost. He became emotional and hysterical, as he sometimes does. Both are seen as nervous, emotional, almost hysterical men. Then a wild, almost hysterical gale of laughter burst from her. In the back of her mind, a bubble of hysterical laughter began to grow. My soft chuckles soon turned into uncontrollable and hysterical laughing. But then I read the whole thing through and I just sat there for ten minutes in hysterical laughter - he had pulled it off! And as he watched her in confusion, Shelley's chuckle turned into an uncontrollable, hysterical fit of laughter. She wasn't emotionally disabled or hysterical but in these day she used to cry almost all the time. But the mirth is fleeting and the hysterical laughter, I suspect, is triggered more by nervous tension than by a wicked sense of humour. The young woman had crying fits, which were interspersed with screams and bursts of hysterical laughter. Touched by his affection and feeling overly emotional, I become hysterical. For others, the word joy did just what was it was told, making the victim hysterical and pretty much uncontrollably giddy. Synonyms overwrought, emotional, uncontrolled, uncontrollable, out of control, unrestrained, unrestrainable, frenzied, in a frenzy, frantic, wild, feverish 1.1informal Extremely funny. 〈非正式〉极为有趣的 her attempts to teach them to dance were hysterical 她努力想教他们跳舞，情形极为有趣。 Example sentencesExamples Filled with his patented dry wit and funny observations, this track often borders on hysterical. Start off with a funny thing that happened to you that day or something hysterical you just saw on TV. Some people find it side-splittingly hysterical; I didn't, but I did find it to be entertainingly funny. How did this role come to you, this very funny, hysterical gun moll role? For the show, a group of puppeteers steps in and performs these calls with some very funny looking puppets on hysterical sets. Extreme gore and hysterical pratfalls all combine in a truly memorable mix. As a hysterical parody, my bears comically evoke the carnivalesque. More of their side-splitting, hysterical brand of humour which at times threatened to bring the house down. She was extremely ticklish and it was absolutely hysterical watching her freak out. I knew this shouldn't have been funny, but right then I found it hysterical. Synonyms hilarious, uproarious, very funny, very amusing, comical, comic, farcical 2Relating to, associated with, or suffering from hysteria. 〔精神病学〕（患）癔病的 the doctor thinks the condition is partly hysterical 医生认为这种病情部分属癔病症状。 Example sentencesExamples Furthermore, Freud placed the emphasis on the psychological mechanism of hysterical symptom formation. Su-mi's mental state might be described as hysterical. This is the language of hysterical, demented brainwashing. Convinced that Clay was suffering hysterical panic, the New York boxing writers urged the local commissioners to call off the fight. It was as if he was trying to pacify a hysterical mental patient. Jiang doesn't soften his depiction of the chaotic, hysterical wartime mentality, when anything can happen, and the worst thing probably will. Although Halle is not around to encounter Beloved, he too suffers trauma and exhibits hysterical symptoms. Karon and Widener then described what they identified as a typical combat hysterical neurosis. Such a figure is literally and etymologically hysterical, as it is excessively feminized; it is also psychoanalytically hysterical. Others took the view that Plath was a hysterical self-dramatist, possibly psychopathic, and vastly overrated as a poet. So I may be a cynical, hysterical, psychotic, twisted masochist. The last thing you want is a hysterical claustrophobe, suffering from a panic attack! He thought I was in the midst of an hysterical fit, or that I had perhaps gone insane.
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