Definitions for hystericalhɪˈstɛr ɪ kəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hys•ter•i•calhɪˈstɛr ɪ kəl(adj.)
of, characterized by, or suffering from hysteria.
uncontrollably emotional or agitated.
causing unrestrained laughter; very funny:
a hysterical movie.
Origin of hysterical:
1605–15; < L hysteric(us)hysteric+ -al1
hys•ter′i•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
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"
hysterical(adj)
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion
"hysterical laughter"; "a mob of hysterical vigilantes"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
hysterical(adjective)ɪˈstɛr ɪ kəl
unable to control your emotions
police trying to calm the hysterical crowd; The boy was crying hysterically.
Wiktionary
hysterical(Adjective)
Of, or arising from hysteria.
hysterical(Adjective)
Having, or prone to having hysterics.
hysterical(Adjective)
Provoking uncontrollable laughter.
Webster Dictionary
Hysterical(adj)
of or pertaining to hysteria; affected, or troubled, with hysterics; convulsive, fitful
Translations for hysterical
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
hysterical(adjective)
of or suffering from hysteria.
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- هِسْتيريArabic
- истериченBulgarian
- histéricoPortuguese (BR)
- hysterickýCzech
- hysterischGerman
- hysteriskDanish
- υστερικόςGreek
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- hüsteerilineEstonian
- هستریاییFarsi
- hysteerinenFinnish
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- הִיסטֶרִיHebrew
- हिस्टीरिया ग्रस्तHindi
- histericanCroatian
- hisztérikusHungarian
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- sefasjúkur; móðursjúkur; óðurIcelandic
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- 히스테리증의Korean
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- histéricoPortuguese
- istericRomanian
- истерическийRussian
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- histeričenSlovenian
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- hysteriskSwedish
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- histerikTurkish
- 歇斯底里的Chinese (Trad.)
- істеричнийUkrainian
- ہسٹیریا کا مریضUrdu
- cuồng loạn; thuộc chứng ictêriVietnamese
- 歇斯底里的Chinese (Simp.)
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