hysterical

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria; - Morris Fishbein
- "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"
- "hysterical amnesia"
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion
- "hysterical laughter"
- "a mob of hysterical vigilantes"

Adj

Of, or arising from hysteria.
Having, or prone to having hysterics.
Provoking uncontrollable laughter.

Origin / Etymology

From hysteric + -al, from Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the womb, hysterical”), from ῠ̔στέρᾱ (hŭstérā, “womb”).

Synonyms

hysteric

Scrabble Score: 18

hysterical is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hysterical is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 18

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