hysterics
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James called and said she was "in hysterics" and believed it had been a traffic accident.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
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
Once again, they seem to be hoping our warnings are mere hysterics.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2024
But she disliked the experience, which, she said, left the company “in hysterics — people twitching, slobber running down their chins, screaming from nerves and exhaustion.”
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023
He practically screamed the last sentence and once again sent the crowd into a fit of near hysterics.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
