Definition of hysterically in English:
hysterically
adverb hɪˈstɛrɪklihəˈstɛrəkli
1With wildly uncontrolled emotion.
I started laughing hysterically
my mother was crying hysterically
Example sentencesExamples
- He did not notice the little kid that ran out of the back crying and screaming hysterically.
- Danny was weeping hysterically.
- Governments will want to ensure that the public does not behave hysterically.
- Many people have reacted hysterically to the idea of further cuts.
- I got out of bed, sobbing hysterically.
- One night, they hear the teacher laughing hysterically.
- I could hear an officer shouting hysterically in a loudspeaker.
- Turning round, I saw another of my neighbours bent over and giggling hysterically.
- I could hear Chris yelling hysterically in the background.
- I tried to leave the room, and shrieked hysterically when either of them attempted to touch my face.
- 1.1informal as submodifier Used to emphasize how funny something is.
a hysterically funny show
your website is hysterically amusing
Example sentencesExamples
- People were watching something that was absolutely mischievous and silly and wonderfully dumb, but hysterically funny.
- It was such a bad joke that it was hysterically funny.
- The gags, if thin on the ground, are hysterically funny.
- Her character is hysterically funny.
- The wealthy and sadistic landowner is a caricature, complete with a clipped upper-class accent and hysterically pompous manner.
- His cheesy dramatic delivery is both moving and hysterically entertaining.
- She does a hysterically great job as the doting wife.
- He's got no problem devoting entire sequences of his film, including the hysterically inappropriate and silly ending, to music montages played out over entire songs.
- I was actually watching the start of one of the most hysterically goofy horror movies ever captured on celluloid.
- There are highlights in the film, including the hysterically funny mad genius director.
Definition of hysterically in US English:
hysterically
adverbhəˈsterəklēhəˈstɛrəkli
1With wildly uncontrolled emotion.
I started laughing hysterically
my mother was crying hysterically
Example sentencesExamples
- Danny was weeping hysterically.
- Turning round, I saw another of my neighbours bent over and giggling hysterically.
- I tried to leave the room, and shrieked hysterically when either of them attempted to touch my face.
- One night, they hear the teacher laughing hysterically.
- I could hear Chris yelling hysterically in the background.
- Many people have reacted hysterically to the idea of further cuts.
- I got out of bed, sobbing hysterically.
- I could hear an officer shouting hysterically in a loudspeaker.
- Governments will want to ensure that the public does not behave hysterically.
- He did not notice the little kid that ran out of the back crying and screaming hysterically.
- 1.1informal as submodifier Used to emphasize how funny something is.
a hysterically funny show
your website is hysterically amusing
Example sentencesExamples
- The gags, if thin on the ground, are hysterically funny.
- He's got no problem devoting entire sequences of his film, including the hysterically inappropriate and silly ending, to music montages played out over entire songs.
- She does a hysterically great job as the doting wife.
- There are highlights in the film, including the hysterically funny mad genius director.
- Her character is hysterically funny.
- It was such a bad joke that it was hysterically funny.
- People were watching something that was absolutely mischievous and silly and wonderfully dumb, but hysterically funny.
- I was actually watching the start of one of the most hysterically goofy horror movies ever captured on celluloid.
- The wealthy and sadistic landowner is a caricature, complete with a clipped upper-class accent and hysterically pompous manner.
- His cheesy dramatic delivery is both moving and hysterically entertaining.