hysterical

hysterical
adjective
  1. deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion
    歇斯底里的
    hysterical laughter.
    歇斯底里的笑声。
    the band were mobbed by hysterical fans.
    乐队被歇斯底里的歌迷团团围住。
    ■(informal)extremely funny
    (非正式)极为有趣的
    her attempts to teach them to dance were hysterical.
    她努力想教他们跳舞,情形极为有趣。
  2. (Psychiatry)relating to, associated with, or suffering from hysteria
    (精神病学)(患)癔病的
    the doctor thinks the condition is partly hysterical.
    医生认为这种病症有部分癔病症状。
    ■another term for histrionic (denoting personality disorder)
    同 histrionic(指病态人格)
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hysterically
adverb
  1. 难道这不有趣极了吗?
    [as submodifier]isn't it hysterically funny?.
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