hysteric
noun
hys·ter·ic hi-ˈster-ik 
1
: a person subject to or affected by hysteria
2
: an overemotional or unstable person
He's a sweet-natured hysteric who overresponds to every stimulus.
Pauline Kael
see also hysterics Pauline Kael
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The David Bingham of 1893 is a male version of the stereotypical female spinster and hysteric. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022 Tenor David Portillo expresses the alternately lucid and manic states of attorney Jonathan Harker, deftly handling wide leaps, hysteric pantings and sudden exclamations. Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 29 July 2021 There were writers who did not think Dr. Farnsworth was a hysteric, and accordingly painted Mies van der Rohe as un-American. Daisy Alioto, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 Much vodka had been consumed by this point, and plot discussions degenerated into mass hysterics. Ceridwen Dovey, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2019 Especially knowing how much our media loves to portray women as liars and hysterics. Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 18 Feb. 2020 Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Thursday sentenced President Trump’s former confidant Roger Stone to 40 months in prison, which if nothing else offers some lessons about the political hysterics of the last two weeks in Washington. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 20 Feb. 2020 The constant whining and hysterics — magnified by their allies in the Democratic Media Complex — have been exhausting. John Kass, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2019 There are several other acts, then, who could send fans into hysterics. Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 8 Jan. 2020 See More
Sam Sacks, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022 Tenor David Portillo expresses the alternately lucid and manic states of attorney Jonathan Harker, deftly handling wide leaps, hysteric pantings and sudden exclamations. Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 29 July 2021 There were writers who did not think Dr. Farnsworth was a hysteric, and accordingly painted Mies van der Rohe as un-American. Daisy Alioto, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 Much vodka had been consumed by this point, and plot discussions degenerated into mass hysterics. Ceridwen Dovey, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2019 Especially knowing how much our media loves to portray women as liars and hysterics. Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 18 Feb. 2020 Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Thursday sentenced President Trump’s former confidant Roger Stone to 40 months in prison, which if nothing else offers some lessons about the political hysterics of the last two weeks in Washington. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 20 Feb. 2020 The constant whining and hysterics — magnified by their allies in the Democratic Media Complex — have been exhausting. John Kass, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2019 There are several other acts, then, who could send fans into hysterics. Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 8 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing hysteric
Medical Definition
hysteric
noun
hys·ter·ic his-ˈter-ik
: an individual subject to or affected by hysteria