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hysterical

adjective

Marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
H
Ends with
L
Contains
YS
Scrabble score
18
CEFR level
C2

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Pronunciation

hɪˈstɛɹɪkəl

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Definitions

adjective

  1. Marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion

    “Hysterical laughter”

adjective

  1. Characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria

    “{'source': 'Morris Fishbein', 'text': 'during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered'}”

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Example Sentences

Hysterical laughter
A mob of hysterical vigilantes
{'source': 'Morris Fishbein', 'text': 'during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered'}
Hysterical amnesia

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