Hysterical : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Hysterical	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hysterical adj characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria; "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein; "hysterical amnesia" Synonym(s): hysteric, hysterical marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; "hysterical laughter"; "a mob of hysterical vigilantes"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hysteric \Hyster"ic\, Hysterical* \Hyster"ical\, a. [L. hystericus, Gr. [?], fr. "yste`ra the womb; perh. akin to [?] latter, later, and E. utter, out.] Of or pertaining to hysteria; affected, or troubled, with hysterics; convulsive, fitful. With no hysteric weakness or feverish excitement, they preserved their peace and patience. --Bancroft.