hysteric Definition
hys·teric (hi ster′ik)
adjective
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
- a hysterical fit; hysteria (sense )
- 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.
Browse dictionary entries near hysteric
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