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单词 hysteric
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hys•ter•ic /hɪˈstɛrɪk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Usually, hysterics. [plural]
    • a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping.
  2. a person susceptible to hysteria.

adj. 
  1. hysterical.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hys•ter•ic  (hi sterik),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping;
    hysteria.
  2. a person subject to hysteria.

adj. 
  1. hysterical.
  • Greek 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
  • Latin hystericus
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hysteric /hɪˈstɛrɪk/ n
  1. a hysterical person
adj
  1. hysterical
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin hystericus literally: of the womb, from Greek husterikos, from hustera the womb; from the belief that hysteria in women originated in disorders of the womb
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hys•ter•i•cal /hɪˈstɛrɪkəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of, relating to, characterized by, or suffering from hysteria:a hysterical patient.
  2. uncontrollably emotional or agitated:nearly hysterical after the accident.
  3. very funny;
    hilarious:a hysterical movie.
hys•ter•i•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hys•ter•i•cal  (hi steri kəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by hysteria.
  2. uncontrollably emotional.
  3. irrational from fear, emotion, or an emotional shock.
  4. causing hysteria.
  5. suffering from or subject to hysteria.
  6. causing unrestrained laughter;
    very funny:Oh, that joke is hysterical!
  • Latin hysteric(us) hysteric + -al1
  • 1605–15
hys•teri•cal•ly, adv. 
    • 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hilarious, uproarious, laughable, ludicrous.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hysterical /hɪˈstɛrɪkəl/, hysteric adj
  1. of or suggesting hysteria: hysterical cries
  2. suffering from hysteria
  3. informal wildly funny

hysˈterically adv
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