Synonyms for hysterical
hɪˈstɛr ɪ kəlhys·ter·i·cal

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1. hysteric, hystericaladjective

   characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria

   "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein; "hysterical amnesia"

   Synonyms:
   hysteric

   Antonyms:
   unagitated, unneurotic

2. hystericaladjective

   marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion

   "hysterical laughter"; "a mob of hysterical vigilantes"

   Synonyms:
   hysteric

   Antonyms:
   unagitated, unneurotic

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1. hystericaladjective

   Synonyms:
   spasmodic

2. hystericaladjective

   Synonyms:
   affected with hysterics

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1. List of paraphrases for "hysterical":

   hilarious, hysteria, crazy

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1. Allyson Seel-Sorenson:

   (Rebecca) has called me a dozen times and said, ‘I’m so sorry. Do you still love me? Which I think is just hysterical.

2. South Carolina resident Daniel Huggins:

   She almost sounded hysterical just because of how excited she was to hear from me, and she said, 'Hey, I'm safe,' i just want to wrap my arms around her, but it feels really good to have heard her voice.

3. Jeanine Pirro:

   So you saw me do something I very rarely do, i very rarely lose my cool, and I’m not proud of it and I don’t like it. But I also don’t like being accused of being hysterical, because that’s one of the things I try not to be on this show.

4. Amelia Edmundson:

   I thought it was hysterical, her husband put on a colors play list. And the first song in the first video was Ice-T's 'Colors.' And the second song ... was, I think, Cyndi Lauper, 'True Colors.' And he was laughing and she was laughing. So, they were having the best time.

5. Gabby Petito:

   It's quite common in domestic violence cases, when law enforcement roll up, that the victim is upset and crying and hysterical — and the offender is cool, calm and collected.