Antonyms for hysterically
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : hi-ster-i-kuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : hɪˈstɛr ɪ kəl |
Definition of hysterically
Origin :- 1610s, from Latin hystericus "of the womb," from Greek 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. Meaning "very funny" (by 1939) is from the notion of uncontrollable fits of laughter. Related: Hysterically.
- As in madly : adj wildly, fiercely
- As in excitedly : adv agitatedly
- As in violently : adv furiously
- As in frantically : adv frenziedly
- As in desperately : adv severely
- He was blubbering in her arms, hysterically, as she caressed him.
- Extract from : « The Adventurer » by Cyril M. Kornbluth
- “He tried to strangle me, then he intended to shoot me,” she said hysterically.
- Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux
- "It were him I wanted," she said hysterically, hugging her little dead burden.
- Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
- "It was dreadful of me to make such a mistake," said Mrs. Mann, hysterically.
- Extract from : « From Farm to Fortune » by Horatio Alger Jr.
- "You come between me and my prayers" she said hysterically, and began to sob.
- Extract from : « The Miraculous Revenge » by Bernard Shaw
- She began to laugh—not hysterically, but it was not a natural laugh.
- Extract from : « A Young Man in a Hurry » by Robert W. Chambers
- The rest laughed, some hysterically, the most of them in thoughtless derision.
- Extract from : « A Spoil of Office » by Hamlin Garland
- She threw out her hands and laughed suddenly and hysterically.
- Extract from : « The Mystics » by Katherine Cecil Thurston
- Carey screamed at them hysterically, urging them to greater efforts.
- Extract from : « Blacksheep! Blacksheep! » by Meredith Nicholson
- The synagogue, hysterically tense, caught the contagion of glad relief.
- Extract from : « Ghetto Comedies » by Israel Zangwill
Synonyms for hysterically
- absurdly
- agitatedly
- amok
- angrily
- apprehensively
- badly
- berserk
- breathlessly
- carelessly
- crazily
- dangerously
- deliriously
- dementedly
- desperately
- devotedly
- distractedly
- dramatically
- eagerly
- energetically
- erratically
- exceedingly
- excessively
- excitably
- excitedly
- extremely
- feverishly
- fiercely
- foolishly
- frantically
- franticly
- frenziedly
- furiously
- gravely
- greatly
- hard
- harmfully
- hastily
- heatedly
- hectically
- helter-skelter
- hotly
- hurriedly
- hysterically
- impetuously
- insanely
- intensely
- irrationally
- like crazy
- like mad
- ludicrously
- madly
- nonsensically
- passionately
- perilously
- psychotically
- quickly
- rabidly
- rapidly
- rashly
- recklessly
- restlessly
- senselessly
- seriously
- something fierce
- speedily
- stormily
- tempestuously
- tensely
- to distraction
- tumultously/tumultuously
- turbulently
- uncontrollably
- uncontrolledly
- unreasonably
- vehemently
- violently
- wild
- wildly
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