hysterical

adjective

/hɪˈsterɪkl/

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in a state of extreme excitement, and crying, laughing, etc. without any control
- hysterical screams
- a hysterical giggle
- He became almost hysterical when I told him.
- Let's not get hysterical.
- (disapproving) He thought I was being a hysterical female.
Extra Examples
- Calm down, you're getting hysterical.
- Emily realized that she sounded hysterical.
- Her parents were hysterical with panic.
- Now Mary was almost hysterical.
- The audience was almost hysterical with laughter.
- The political rhetoric is increasingly hysterical.
- Her screams broke into hysterical laughter.
- Janet became hysterical and began screaming.
- The hysterical shrieks subsided into sobs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- act
- be
- sound
- …
adverb
- completely
- almost
- nearly
- …
preposition
- with
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(informal) extremely funny synonym hilarious
- She seemed to find my situation absolutely hysterical.
- This book is hysterical.
- The whole episode was absolutely hysterical!
Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of hysterical and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- absolutely
- totally
See full entry

单词	hysterical
释义	hysterical adjective /hɪˈsterɪkl/ /hɪˈsterɪkl/ jump to other results in a state of extreme excitement, and crying, laughing, etc. without any control hysterical screams a hysterical giggle He became almost hysterical when I told him. Let's not get hysterical. (disapproving) He thought I was being a hysterical female. Extra Examples Calm down, you're getting hysterical. Emily realized that she sounded hysterical. Her parents were hysterical with panic. Now Mary was almost hysterical. The audience was almost hysterical with laughter. The political rhetoric is increasingly hysterical. Her screams broke into hysterical laughter. Janet became hysterical and began screaming. The hysterical shrieks subsided into sobs. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs act be sound … adverb completely almost nearly … preposition with See full entry (informal) extremely funny synonym hilarious She seemed to find my situation absolutely hysterical. This book is hysterical. The whole episode was absolutely hysterical! Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of hysterical and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb absolutely totally See full entry
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