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- Dictionaryhysterical/hɪˈstɛrɪkl/
adjective
- 1. affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion: "Janet became hysterical and began screaming" Similar Opposite
- 2. relating to or affected with hysteria.
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unable to control your emotions or behavior because you are very frightened, excited, etc.: Calm down, you’re getting hysterical. She broke into hysterical laughter (= laughter that is uncontrollable). infml That joke was hysterical (= extremely amusing).
The meaning of HYSTERICAL is of, relating to, or marked by hysteria. How to use hysterical in a sentence.
adjective. uncontrollably emotional. irrational from fear, emotion, or an emotional shock. causing unrestrained laughter; very funny: Oh, that joke is hysterical! Synonyms: ludicrous, laughable, uproarious, hilarious. Psychoanalysis, Psychiatry. of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria: hysterical psychosis.
Someone who is hysterical is in a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic. Police and bodyguards had to protect him as the almost hysterical crowds struggled to approach him. American English : hysterical / hɪˈstɛrɪkəl /
Definition of hysterical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Hysterical comes from the medical Latin word hystericus, which described a female neurotic condition, thought to be caused by a dysfunction of the uterus. Hysterical is still used today by psychiatrists, though in a broader way, to describe someone suffering from a psychological stress condition.
adjective. uncontrollably emotional. irrational from fear, emotion, or an emotional shock. causing unrestrained laughter; very funny: Oh, that joke is hysterical! Synonyms: ludicrous, laughable, uproarious, hilarious. Psychoanalysis, Psychiatry. of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria: hysterical psychosis. causing hysteria.
