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hys⋅ter⋅ic

  [hi-ster-ik]
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–noun
1. Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
2. a person subject to hysteria.
–adjective
3. hysterical.
Origin:
1650–60; < L hystericus < Gk hysterikós, suffering in the womb, hysterical (reflecting the Greeks' belief that hysteria was peculiar to women and caused by disturbances in the uterus); see hystero-, -ic
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hys·ter·ic   (hĭ-stěr'ĭk)   
n.  

  1. A person suffering from hysteria.

  2. hysterics (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

    1. A fit of uncontrollable laughing or crying.

    2. An attack of hysteria.

adj.  Hysterical.

[From Latin hystericus, hysterical, from Greek husterikos, from husterā, womb (from the former idea that disturbances in the womb caused hysteria).]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hys·ter·ic
Pronunciation: his-'ter-ik
Function: noun
: an individual subject to or affected with hysteria
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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hysteric hys·ter·ic (hĭ-stěr'ĭk)
n.

  1. A person suffering from hysteria.

  2. hysterics A fit of uncontrollable laughing or crying.

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