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- Dictionaryhys·ter·i·cal/həˈsterək(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion: "the band was mobbed by hysterical fans" Similar Opposite
- 2. relating to or affected with hysteria: "the doctor thinks the condition is partly hysterical"
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The meaning of HYSTERICAL is of, relating to, or marked by hysteria. How to use hysterical in a sentence.
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).
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.
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. /hɪˈsterɪkl/ 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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
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 /
If someone is hysterical, they cannot control their feelings or behaviour because they are extremely frightened, angry, excited, etc.: hysterical laughter. As soon as Wendy saw the blood, she became hysterical.
1 in a state of extreme excitement, and crying, laughing, etc. in an uncontrolled way 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.
adjective. Of or characteristic of hysteria. Webster's New World. Laughing or crying for a prolonged period of time. The children were hysterical during the thunderstorm. American Heritage. Like or suggestive of hysteria; emotionally uncontrolled and wild. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Extremely comical. Webster's New World.
HYSTERICAL meaning: 1 : feeling or showing extreme and uncontrolled emotion marked by hysteria; 2 : very funny.
