hysterics

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Yet even Honor is cowed by the household’s steely Yugoslav maid, Greta, who dismisses all heartbreaks and hysterics with the motto, “play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

James called and said she was "in hysterics" and believed it had been a traffic accident.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Once recovered and breathing properly, one snicker from either of us in remembrance of what had been so funny, and off we would go, falling back into hysterics.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2024

And in overtime, after he brought the score within one on a touchdown run, Penunuri needed just one more big play — to convert a two-point conversion to send Rio Hondo’s sideline into hysterics.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2024

About her mom’s hysterics, about how she lost it in front of my relatives, who were very gracious about the whole thing.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman