hysterically
Americanadverb
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in an unrestrained or uncontrolled way.
Whatever she’s thinking comes out her mouth, so the whole team was hysterically laughing at her commentary on our game films.
Keisha slid to the damp pavement in a heap and buried her face in her hands, sobbing hysterically.
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in a way that is very funny.
My friend's daughter is hysterically paranoid about autoflush toilets, so we’re always on the lookout for a traditional toilet just in case.
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stemming from or caused by conversion disorder.
A group of hysterically blind Cambodian women in California are the largest group of such people known in the world.
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Some people screamed "hysterically" as the trains collided, one passenger told the BBC's Indonesian service.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
Her unsteady ascent toward womanhood coincides, hysterically, with the theater company’s descent into chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Other influencers were less composed, with France's Maeva Ghennam who, waving her passport around, told viewers she "screamed hysterically" when she heard a strike.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
The White House posted an image of Black activist Nekima Levy Armstrong being arrested after involvement in a Minnesota church protest depicting her hysterically crying.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026
Hungry Joe laughed hysterically when he saw them, pointing in disbelief at one after the other and clasping his head and sides.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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