What does hysterical mean?

hysterical means "characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hysterical?

hysterical has 4 syllables: hy-ster-i-cal. The stress falls on "ster". In IPA it is /hɪˈstɛɹɪkəl/.

What is another word for hysterical?

Close synonyms include hysteric. 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 hysterical a common word?

hysterical is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Hysterical — meaning, pronunciation and 2 senses

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
“during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered”
“hysterical amnesia”
Synonymshysteric
Similarneurotic
2.
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion
“hysterical laughter”
“a mob of hysterical vigilantes”
Similaragitated

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