hysterics
Example Sentences
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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
Once again, they seem to be hoping our warnings are mere hysterics.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2024
The people were in hysterics, they were just laughing so hard because I just assumed like, “This is comedy, right?”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023
Despite being roundly mocked on social media for these hysterics, he doubled down on his podcast, insisting, "This is not frivolous, light-hearted entertainment," but "serious, eternal business."
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2023
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
