hystericsnoun [ plural ]
uk/hɪˈster.ɪks/us/hɪˈster.ɪks/uncontrolled behaviour or crying, usually caused by extreme fear or sadness:
Convinced the plane was about to crash, many people were sobbing and in hysterics.
informal uncontrolled laughter:
He was hilarious - he had us all in hysterics.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming too excited and easily upset
- ant
- antsy
- at the end of your tether idiom 1
- at the end of your tether
- be in a whirl idiom
- explosive
- high-strung
- highly strung
- hot under the collar idiom
- hyper
- hyperactive
- hysteria
- sensitive
- shock
- squeamishly
- stomach
- tether
- thin-skinned
- touchy
- worked up
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Idiom(s)
have hysterics