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Meanings of hysterical in English

Characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria.

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Hysterical.

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Usage of hysterical in English
1
Both tendencies are eminently feminine; the affinity lies in a hysterical nature.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone
2
It seemed hysterical and overwrought in places-itgives the effect of crudeness.
The Journal of Arthur Stirling : ("The Valley of the Shadow")
3
Kit cried, and in the midst of hysterical sobs, the door slammed.
The Lion's Mouse
4
Her laugh was hysterical-butthat was only natural in her mixed emotions.
Trent's Trust, and Other Stories
5
The cough became a sob and in a moment he was half-hysterical.
Caesar Dies
6
The occupant was picked up in a hysterical condition and taken below.
A Woman Intervenes
7
What am I going to do?' I mean, he's hysterical about it.
It's nobody's fault: new hope and help for difficult children an...
8
Afterwards in the inn he had an unaccountable gust of hysterical weeping.
Twelve Stories and a Dream
9
Was she being hysterical, or was the whole situation becoming more ominous?
The god project
10
It was a terrible thought; Eph's mirth was of the hysterical kind.
The Submarine Boys on Duty / Life on a Diving Torpedo Boat
11
Women were hysterical in the affection they lavished upon their own young.
The Flying U's Last Stand
12
These differ from the preceding group in that hysterical stigmata are wanting.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
13
It was hysterical, and had burst from the restraint of the weeper.
The Portion of Labor
14
The child, sick and hysterical, huddled into the bottom of the boat.
Lydia of the Pines
15
The rest of the fleet went through a period of hysterical madness.
This World Is Taboo
16
This is going to be difficult enough anyhow, without your being hysterical.'
Eyeless in Gaza
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