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Learn the meaning of hysterical with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.
hysterical
(adjective)
hysterical
(adjective)
Meaning
wildly emotional or out of control
Example
"The crowd grew hysterical as the fire alarm blared."
Synonyms
distraughtfranticuncontrollable
Antonyms
calmcomposedserene
More about this word
Word origin
From Greek hysterikos, meaning of the womb.
Related word forms
noun: hysteria
adverb: hysterically
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