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hysteric Definition

hys·teric (hi sterik)

adjective

hysterical

Etymology: L hystericus < Gr hysterikos, suffering in the womb, hysterical < hystera, uterus: from the ancient notion that women were hysterical more often than men

noun

  1. a hysterical fit; hysteria (sense )
  2. a person subject to hysteria

hysteric Usage Examples

Converse of object

have: Kit and I had violent hysterics when we tried them on.

Adjective modifier

  • booze-fuelled: Tension comes to a head during the leisurely Labor Day picnic, a marathon event that begins with games and ends with booze-fuelled hysterics.
  • violent: Kit and I had violent hysterics when we tried them on.
  • absolute: The local fishermen, watching this, were in absolute hysterics.
  • near: At one stage the race office who were aware of Mel's false right lower leg, were in near hysterics.
  • female: Every female hysteric, according to Mitchell, should be placed under the watchful supervision of a ( male ) physician.
  • strong: Leon justified the delay on the grounds that the old woman had gone into strong hysterics once she came round.

Modifies a noun

body: Finally, parallels between the hysteric body and Christ as the Man of Sorrows will be drawn.

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