hysterics
noun [plural] /hɪˈster.ɪks/Definition
› 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.Becoming too excited and easily upsetMental and psychiatric disorders › informal uncontrolled laughter: He was hilarious - he had us all in hysterics.Laughing and smiling
(Definition of hysterics noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- amused adjective
- be all smiles idiom
- be in convulsions idiom
- be rolling in the aisles idiom
- be wreathed in smiles idiom
- cackle verb
- gales of laughter idiom
- giggle noun (LAUGHTER)
- giggle verb
- giggler noun
- giggly adjective
- laughingly adverb
- laughter is the best medicine idiom
- laughter noun
- mirth noun
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- snigger verb
- split your sides idiom
- titter verb
- toothy adjective
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