单词 | hysteric |
释义 | hysteric/hɪˈstɛrɪk /noun 1 (hysterics) informal A wildly emotional and exaggerated reaction: the widow had hysterics and the inquest was wrapped up quickly...
Synonyms hysteria, wildness, feverishness, irrationality, frenzy, loss of control, loss of reason; neurosis, delirium, derangement, mania, distress, mental distress British informal the screaming abdabs/habdabs 1.1Uncontrollable laughter: they began to giggle and fled upstairs in hysterics...
Synonyms fits of laughter, gales of laughter, peals of laughter, uncontrollable laughter, convulsions, fits, guffawing, howling informal stitches, hooting rare cachinnation 2A person suffering from hysteria.A lot of people accused him of being a hysteric, a hypochondriac, a man who exploited death, kind of a Cassandra....
adjective another term for hysterical (sense 2).Kal's eyes widened as he came to a pause before bursting into a series of hysteric laughter....
OriginMid 17th century (as an adjective): via Latin from Greek husterikos 'of the womb', from hustera 'womb' (hysteria being thought to be specific to women and associated with the womb). Rhymes |
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