hysterical
adjective /hɪˈster.ɪ.kəl/Definition
C1 unable to control your feelings or behaviour because you are extremely frightened, angry, excited, etc.: Calm down, you're getting hysterical. The police were accused of hysterical over-reaction. hysterical laughter (= uncontrolled laughter)Becoming too excited and easily upsetMental and psychiatric disorders › informal extremely funny: His last film was hysterical.Humour and humorous hysterically /-i/ adverb › She started laughing/crying hysterically (= without control).Becoming too excited and easily upsetMental and psychiatric disorders
(Definition of hysterical adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- antsy adjective
- at the end of your tether idiom
- be in a lather idiom
- be in a whirl idiom
- demented adjective
- excitable adjective
- febrile adjective (ACTIVE)
- have ants in your pants idiom
- highly strung adjective
- hot under the collar idiom
- hyper adjective
- hyperactive adjective
- hysteria noun
- hysterics noun
- overeager adjective
- overwrought adjective
- sensitive adjective (UPSET)
- squeamish adjective
- squeamishly adverb
- thin-skinned adjective
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