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Synonyms for hysterics


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hi-ster-ik
Phonetic Transcription : hɪˈstɛr ɪk

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Définition of hysterics

Origin :
  • 1727, from hysterical. Sometimes in 19c. jocularly folk-etymologized as high-strikes (1838).
  • As in mirth : noun great joy
  • As in paroxysm : noun seizure, spasm
  • As in rage : noun extreme anger
  • As in tantrum : noun fit
  • As in hysteria : noun state of extreme upset
Example sentences :
  • Think of Mrs M. falling into hysterics about a Captain Hope!
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Vice was like hysterics—the more kindness you showed the worse grew the patient!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • The great specialist had admitted nerves; hysterics had no standing with him.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • He actually had what in these days we call a fit of hysterics.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • The landlady was already in hysterics; the Vogt girls were pale but plucky.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • If such a thing happened in Scarford the audience would have hysterics.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I didn't want any more faintin' spells or hysterics, either.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Is it for a mere tiff and a fit of hysterics a man is to lose his livelihood?
  • Extract from : « A Rent In A Cloud » by Charles James Lever
  • When she reached Mrs. Horton's room, she sank on a chair in hysterics.
  • Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
  • To some hysterics, it is better to say: "You will walk," to others, "You can walk."
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg

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