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hys·ter·i·cal       [hi-ster-i-kuhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of, pertaining to, or characterized by hysteria.
2.uncontrollably emotional.
3.irrational from fear, emotion, or an emotional shock.
4.causing hysteria.
5.suffering from or subject to hysteria.
6.causing unrestrained laughter; very funny: Oh, that joke is hysterical!
[Origin: 1605–15; < L hysteric(us) hysteric + -al1]

—Related forms
hys·ter·i·cal·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 6. hilarious, uproarious, laughable, ludicrous.
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hys·ter·i·cal       (hĭ-stěr'ĭ-kəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of, characterized by, or arising from hysteria.
  2. Having or prone to having hysterics.
  3. Informal Extremely funny: told a hysterical story.

hys·ter'i·cal·ly adv.
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hysterical 
1615, from L. hystericus "of the womb," from Gk. hysterikos "of the womb, suffering in the womb," from hystera "womb" (see uterus). Originally defined as a neurotic condition peculiar to women and thought to be caused by a dysfunction of the uterus. Hysterics is 1727; hysteria, abstract noun, formed 1801.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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hysterical

adjective
1. characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria; "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein; "hysterical amnesia" [syn: hysteric] 
2. marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; "hysterical laughter"; "a mob of hysterical vigilantes" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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