Definitions for hysterichɪˈstɛr ɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hys•ter•ichɪˈstɛr ɪk(n.)
Usu., hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
a person subject to hysteria.
(adj.)hysterical.
Origin of hysteric:
1650–60; < L hystericus < Gk hysterikós, suffering in the womb, hysterical (reflecting the Greeks' belief that hysteria was peculiar to women and caused by disturbances in the uterus); see hystero -, -ic
Princeton's WordNet
hysteric(adj)
a person suffering from hysteria
hysteric, hysterical(adj)
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
"during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein; "hysterical amnesia"
Wiktionary
hysteric(Noun)
A hysterical person.
hysteric(Adjective)
hysterical
Webster Dictionary
Hysteric(adj)
alt. of Hysterical
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