hysterics

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hys·ter·ics /hɪˈsterɪks/ noun [plural] spoken

1 when you are unable to control your behaviour or emotions because you are very upset, afraid, excited etc 歇斯底里（状态）

She went into hysterics when she heard about her husband.

听说丈夫的事后，她陷入了歇斯底里状态。

have hysterics British EnglishBrE (=be extremely upset or angry) 极度难过；暴怒

Mum’d have hysterics if she knew what you’d done.

妈妈如果知道你干的好事，肯定会气得发疯。

2 in hysterics spoken LAUGHif someone is in hysterics, they are laughing and not able to stop 狂笑不止

The audience was in hysterics.

观众狂笑不止。

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in hysterics• The audience was in hysterics.

Examples from the Corpus

hysterics• Onyx Muggeridge would certainly, in her language, have had hysterics.• Occasionally the whole class dissolves into hysterics for about five minutes and then refuses to tell me what I have said.• I made up some very strange names which sent them into hysterics.• He waited for her reaction, anticipating the floor of tears and the hysterics.• He still felt ill, but the hysterics seemed to have relaxed him a bit.• Both seemed helpless, and Mrs Garfitt was working up to hysterics.

have hysterics• If I promise not to shriek or have hysterics, will that do?• Everybody who heard this had hysterics.

hys·ter·ics noun

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BNC: 38637 COCA: 25318

hysterics

Expressing emotions in an excessive, silly or embarrassing way: sentimental, theatrical, maudlin...

Anger and annoyance: asperity, anger, annoyance...

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