Meanings
- pluralplural of hysteric
- pluralplural onlySynonym of hysteria
The comedian's jokes had us in hysterics!
2 more examples
But when they went to tread down the earth, it seemed to her like sacrilege; and, forgetting every thing in one strong emotion, she sprang forward to prevent it. The effort was too much; and, for the first time, she sank back in the arms of the servants in strong hysterics!
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Last Night with the Dead”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 317"How such swooning daughters can do it, constantly fainting and having hysterics, is a mystery to me," said Muriel Jane. "Ho, they're a pretty sly lot," said Silvander Dan.
1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 24Synonyms: hysteria
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of hysteria
Translations
Bulgarian исте́рика, хисте́рика
- исте́рика (istérika)hysteria — see also hysteria
- хисте́рика (histérika)hysteria — see also hysteria
Czech hysterický záchvat
- hysterický záchvathysteria — see also hysteria
Finnish hysteerinen kohtaus
- hysteerinen kohtaushysteria — see also hysteria
French crise des nerfs, hystérie
- crise des nerfshysteria — see also hysteria
- hystériehysteria — see also hysteria
Icelandic móðursýkiskast, stjórnlaust grátkast
- móðursýkiskasthysteria — see also hysteria
- stjórnlaust grátkasthysteria — see also hysteria
- stjórnlaust hláturkasthysteria — see also hysteria
Russian исте́рика
- исте́рика (istérika)hysteria — see also hysteria
Spanish histeria, histérica
- histeriahysteria — see also hysteria
- histéricahysteria — see also hysteria
Swedish hysteri
- hysterihysteria — see also hysteria
Ukrainian істе́рика, гісте́рика
- істе́рика (istéryka)hysteria — see also hysteria
- гісте́рика (histéryka)hysteria — see also hysteria
Cite this entry
hysterics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterics
“hysterics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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