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hysterical

Syllabification: (hys·ter·i·cal)
Pronunciation: /hiˈsterikəl/
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Definition of hysterical

adjective

  • 1deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion:hysterical laughter the band was mobbed by hysterical fans
  • informal extremely funny:her attempts to teach them to dance were hysterical
  • 2 Psychiatry relating to, associated with, or suffering from hysteria:the doctor thinks the condition is partly hysterical
  • another term for histrionic (denoting personality disorder).

Derivatives

hysterically

adverb
[as submodifier]:isn’t it hysterically funny?

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