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hysterical

 
 
/hɪˈsterɪkəl/ adjective

Translation

NO CONTROL If someone is hysterical, they cannot control their feelings or behaviour because they are extremely frightened, angry, excited, etc.
çılgına dönmüş, kudurmuş, taşkın, isterik, delice, duygularını kontrol edemeyen
hysterical laughter As soon as Wendy saw the blood, she became hysterical.1071597
FUNNY informal extremely funny
çok komik, kahkahalara boğan, matrak
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hysterically adverb
isterik hareketlerle
They all thought it was hysterically funny.
(Definition of hysterical adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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