Antonyms for hysterics

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hi-ster-ik

Phonetic Transcription : hɪˈstɛr ɪk

Definition 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

Synonyms for hysterics

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