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Meaning of hysterics
excessive or uncontrollable emotion, especially laughter or tears
Etymology of hysterics
The word "hysterics" has its roots in the Greek word "hystera," meaning womb, and was originally used to describe a condition believed to be specific to women, characterized by excessive emotionality and irrational behavior
The term was later broadened to include men and to describe a range of emotional states, from laughter to tears to irrational behavior
Synonyms
frenzy
chaos
panic
turmoil
madness
delirium
frenzy
mania
frenzy
catalepsy
convulsions
spasms
paroxysms
outbursts
explosions
eruptions
fits
seizures
tantrums
screaming
shrieking
wailing
lamenting
bemoaning
bewailing
sobbing
blubbering
sniveling
whimpering
yelping
howling
shrieking
screeching
yelling
crying
weeping
keening
ululation
lamentation
wailings
moanings
groanings
screams
shrieks
yelps
howls
cries
wails
sobs
blubs
whimpers
yips
yellings
caterwauling
squalling
bawling
blaring
roaring
raging
storming
fuming
seething
foaming
boiling
simmering
stewing
seething
smoldering
chafing
fretting
vexing
irking
nettling
riling
inflaming
enraging
infuriating
exasperating
provoking
goading
taunting
teasing
tormenting
bedeviling
harassing
hassling
badgering
hounding
harrying
persecuting
vexing
plaguing
besetting
worrying
troubling
distressing
perturbing
disquieting
unnerving
unsettling
flustering
ruffling
discomposing
discomforting
afflicting
trying
taxing
straining
wrenching
torturing
agonizing
excruciating
crushing
overwhelming
overpowering
devastating
ravaging
laying waste
annihilating
extirpating
eradicating
exterminating
demolishing
destroying
razing
leveling
flattening
pulverizing
shattering
smashing
crashing
booming
banging
clanging
clashing
colliding
impacting
striking
hitting
slamming
whamming
thumping
pounding
pummeling
buffeting
battering
mauling
mangling
lacerating
tearing
ripping
shredding
slashing
cutting
gashing
slashing
hacking
hewing
chopping
cleaving
sundering
rending
riving
splitting
fissuring
fracturing
shivering
splintering
crushing
grinding
pulverizing
disintegrating
dissolving
dispersing
scattering
disbanding
disrupting
dismantling
demolishing
destroying
Definitions
- An exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion, especially of laughter or tears
- * A fit of hysteria, especially in a group of people
- * A state of intense anxiety or irrationality
Usage Examples
- The audience was in hysterics as the comedian delivered joke after joke
- * The news of the natural disaster sent the community into hysterics
- * The patient's hysterics made it difficult for the doctor to diagnose the condition
Antonyms
calmness
serenity
tranquility
peacefulness
quietness
stillness
silence
composure
sobriety
gravity
seriousness
solemnity
sedateness
steadiness
stability
equanimity
levelheadedness
clearheadedness
lucidity
rationality
sanity
soundness
poise
balance
moderation
restraint
self-control
decorum
dignity
reserve
reticence
silence
taciturnity
unflappability
imperturbability
inexcitability
unemotionality
stoicism
apathy
indifference
numbness
insensibility
impassivity
phlegm
torpor
lethargy
languor
lassitude
inertia
inactivity
dormancy
quiescence
repose
rest
relaxation
leisure
recreation
amusement
entertainment
diversion
distraction