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.
Definition of hysterical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. of, characterized by, or suffering from hysteria. 2. uncontrollably emotional or agitated. 3. causing unrestrained laughter; very funny: a hysterical movie.
hysterical (comparative more hysterical, superlative most hysterical) Henrietta gasped for breath; but she swallowed down the hysterical emotion, and signed with her hand for Walter to go on.
