hysterically

1. 1.

   in a hysterical manner

   “she screamed hysterically when she heard the news”

Questions about hysterically

What does hysterically mean?

hysterically means "in a hysterical manner".

How many syllables are in hysterically?

hysterically has 4 syllables: hys-teric-al-ly. The stress falls on "teric". In IPA it is /ˌhɪˈstɛɹɪkli/.

Is hysterically a common word?

hysterically is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.