hysterics
/ (hɪˈstɛrɪks) /
an attack of hysteria
informal wild uncontrollable bursts of laughter
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How to use hysterics in a sentence
“I have a horror of hysterics or sentimentality,” he explained.
The GOP’s Last Identity Crisis Remade U.S. Politics | Michael Wolraich | July 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf I lost my kid on the subway, I would probably collapse into complete hysterics almost immediately.
Diagnosing Jane, Louis C.K.’s Troubled Daughter on ‘Louie’ Who Can’t Separate Dreams From Reality | Russell Saunders | May 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd as soon as James yelled “cut,” they both burst into hysterics.
Exclusive: A Photo Essay on the Making of ‘The Spectacular Now’ | Michael H. Weber, Scott Neustadter | August 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThough she prefers the phrase “going away” to the word “jail,” which sent her into hysterics in a recent episode.
Teresa Giudice’s Crazy ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Journey | Stacey Grenrock Woods | July 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Newsroom transforms its female characters into hysterics and fools.
HBO’s ‘The Newsroom’: Aaron Sorkin’s Woman Problem | Jace Lacob, Maureen Ryan | July 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Briefly—Joan's silk tent had been torn, and the girl was in a state bordering upon hysterics.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodBoyson saw clearly that excitement and anger had struck down her nervous power, that she might faint or go into hysterics.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry WardAt any rate, he had waked up the whole floor and scared Miss Quirley almost into hysterics.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonThe chapel became a place of weeping, and some, after gazing intently upon the preacher, fell down in hysterics.
Robert Moffat | David J. DeaneMarriage will not cure hysteria,—the worst cases are married women, and they beget other hysterics in spreading succession.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
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