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/his'terikəl/ * tính từ - (y học) (thuộc) ictêri; mắc ictêri - quá kích động, cuồng loạn =hysterical laughter+ tiếng cười cuồng loạn
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hysterical laughter — uncontrolled laughter … English contemporary dictionary
hysterical — [[t]hɪste̱rɪk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is hysterical is in a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic. Police and bodyguards had to form a human shield around him as the almost hysterical crowds struggled to approach him... He… … English dictionary
laughter — [[t]lɑ͟ːftə(r), læ̱f [/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) N UNCOUNT Laughter is the sound of people laughing, for example because they are amused or happy. Their laughter filled the corridor... He delivered the line perfectly, and everybody roared with laughter.… … English dictionary
hysterical — hys|ter|i|cal [hıˈsterıkəl] adj 1.) unable to control your behaviour or emotions because you are very upset, afraid, excited etc ▪ Janet became hysterical and began screaming. ▪ Everyone in the studio burst into hysterical laughter . 2.) informal … Dictionary of contemporary English
Hysterical — Hysteric Hys*ter ic, Hysterical Hys*ter ic*al, a. [L. hystericus, Gr. ?, fr. yste ra the womb; perh. akin to ? latter, later, and E. utter, out.] 1. Of or pertaining to hysteria. [1913 Webster] With no hysteric weakness or feverish excitement,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hysterical realism — Hysterical realism, also called recherché postmodernism or maximalism, is a literary genre typified by a strong contrast between elaborately absurd prose, plotting, or characterization and careful detailed investigations of real specific social… … Wikipedia
hysterical — 1610s, from L. hystericus of the womb, from Gk. hysterikos of the womb, suffering in the womb, from hystera womb (see UTERUS (Cf. uterus)). Originally defined as a neurotic condition peculiar to women and thought to be caused by a dysfunction of… … Etymology dictionary
hysterical — adj. 1 suffering from/caused by hysteria VERBS ▪ act, be, sound ▪ Susan realized that she sounded hysterical. ▪ become, get, go … Collocations dictionary
laughter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hearty, helpless, hysterical, insane, loud, maniacal (esp. AmE), raucous, uncontrollable, uproarious, wild … Collocations dictionary
hysterical — /hɪsˈtɛrɪkəl/ (say his terikuhl) adjective 1. resembling or suggesting hysteria; emotionally disordered: *She … tried to laugh, an attempt hurriedly abandoned because she could feel that it was a nervous laughter which might turn to weeping –… …
hysterical — hysterically, adv. /hi ster i keuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by hysteria. 2. uncontrollably emotional. 3. irrational from fear, emotion, or an emotional shock. 4. causing hysteria. 5. suffering from or subject to hysteria. 6 … Universalium