hysterics

hys·ter·ic  (h-strk)

n.

1. A person suffering from hysteria.

2. hysterics (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

a. A fit of uncontrollable laughing or crying.

b. An attack of hysteria.

adj.

Hysterical.

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[From Latin hystericus, hysterical, from Greek husterikos, from huster, womb (from the former idea that disturbances in the womb caused hysteria).]

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hysterics [hɪˈstɛrɪks]

n (functioning as plural or singular)

1. (Psychiatry) an attack of hysteria

2. Informal wild uncontrollable bursts of laughter

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hysterics - an attack of hysteria                 attack - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"

Translations

hysterics [hɪsˈterɪks] NPL

1. (= tears, shouts) → histeria f, histerismo m
she was in hysterics → tenía un ataque de histeria, estaba histérica
to go into or have hysterics → ponerse histérico

2. (= laughter) → ataque m de risa
we were in hysterics about it → estábamos muertos de risa

hysterics [hɪˈstɛrɪks] npl

(mental state) → (violente) crise f de nerfs
to have hysterics → avoir une crise de nerfs

(laughing) to be in hysterics → rire aux larmes

hysterics

pl → Hysterie f, → hysterischer Anfall; to go into or have hysterics → hysterisch werden, einen hysterischen Anfall bekommen; (fig inf: = laugh) → sich totlachen, sich nicht mehr halten können vor Lachen; to be in hysterics → hysterisch sein, einen hysterischen Anfall haben; (fig inf: = be laughing) → sich (halb) totlachen (inf); we were in hysterics about it (fig inf) → wir haben uns darüber (halb) totgelacht (inf); he had us all in hysterics (fig inf) → wir haben uns über ihn (halb) totgelacht (inf)

hysterics [hɪsˈtɛrɪks] npl (tears) → crisi f inv isterica; (laughter) → attacco di riso
to be in or have hysterics → avere una crisi isterica (fam) (laugh) → crepar dal ridere