Definition of HYSTERIC

hysteric

Meanings

Plural: hysterics

Noun

  • a person suffering from hysteria
  • A hysterical person.

Adjective Satellite

  • characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria; - Morris Fishbein
    • "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"
    • "hysterical amnesia"

Adj

  • Hysterical; relating to hysteria.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus, hysterical”), from ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”).

Synonyms

hysterical

Scrabble Score: 16

hysteric is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hysteric is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hysteric is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

hysteric is a valid Words With Friends word