hysterics
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Greg wants to know why this is funny, but everyone I saw the movie with was in hysterics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
James called and said she was "in hysterics" and believed it had been a traffic accident.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Frank Drebin, Neeson kept us in hysterics with a stupid-brilliant barrage of surreal wordplay and daffy slapstick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
As the scene ended, all the women were in hysterics, ribbing each other over how they could better play their parts next time.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
When Aunt Tuti read the article, she reached a new level of hysterics I hadn’t known existed.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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