hysteric

hysteric
noun
  1. (hysterics)(informal)a wildly emotional and exaggerated reaction
    (非正式)歇斯底里的反应(或发作)
    the widow had hysterics and the inquest was wrapped up quickly.
    那寡妇有歇斯底里的反应,因此审讯草草结束。
    ■uncontrollable laughter
    狂笑
    this started them both giggling and they fled upstairs in hysterics.
    这让他俩都哈哈大笑,然后狂笑着逃上楼去了。
  2. a person suffering from hysteria
    癔病患者
adjective
  1. another term for hysterical (in sense 2)
    同 hysterical (义项2)
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (as an adjective): via Latin from Greek husterikos 'of the womb', from hustera 'womb' (hysteria being thought to be specific to women and associated with the womb)
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