hysteric

Other forms of hysteric

plural

hysterics·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hysteric

What does hysteric mean?

hysteric means "a person suffering from hysteria". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hysteric?

hysteric has 3 syllables: hys-ter-ic. The stress falls on "ter". In IPA it is /ˌhɪˈstɛɹɪk/.

What is another word for hysteric?

Close synonyms include hysterical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hysteric a common word?

hysteric is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.