hysterical
adjective/hɪˈsterɪkl/
/hɪˈsterɪkl/
- in a state of extreme excitement, and crying, laughing, etc. without any control
- hysterical screams
- a hysterical giggle
- He became almost hysterical when I told him.
- Let's not get hysterical.
Extra Examples- Calm down, you're getting hysterical.
- Emily realized that she sounded hysterical.
- Her parents were hysterical with panic.
- Now he was almost hysterical.
- The audience was almost hysterical with laughter.
- The political rhetoric is increasingly hysterical.
- Her screams broke into hysterical laughter.
- He became hysterical and began screaming.
- The hysterical shrieks subsided into sobs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- act
- be
- sound
- …
- completely
- almost
- nearly
- …
- with
- (informal) extremely funny synonym hilarious
- She seemed to find my situation absolutely hysterical.
- This book is hysterical.
- The whole episode was absolutely hysterical!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- absolutely
- totally
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