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hysterical Adjective 1. in a state of uncontrolled panic, anger, or excitement: a crazy hysterical adolescent 2. Informal wildly funny hysterically adv
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hysterical adjective 1. frenzied, mad, frantic, raving, distracted, distraught, crazed, uncontrollable, berserk, overwrought, convulsive, beside yourself, berko Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE calm adjective 2. (Informal) hilarious, uproarious, side-splitting, farcical, comical, wildly funny << OPPOSITE serious Translations hysterical [hɪˈstɛrɪkl] hysteria adj → hysterisch; (situation) → wahnsinnig komisch; to become hysterical hysteria → hysterisch werden How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Brave the fox- terriers were, despite the hysterical rage they were in, and they were upon him as he got his legs under him. So he would carry on, becoming half hysterical himself, which was an unbearable thing to see in a big man; Ona would pull herself together and fling herself into his arms, begging him to stop, to be still, that she would be better, it would be all right. When I came back from fielding this last ball I found him embracing his bat, and to my sour congratulations he could at first reply only with hysterical sounds. |
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