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Hysterical Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Hysterical has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria

"during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"

"hysterical amnesia"

2

marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion

"hysterical laughter"

"a mob of hysterical vigilantes"

3

Of, or arising from hysteria.

Example Sentences
"during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered" adjective
"hysterical amnesia" adjective
"hysterical laughter" adjective
"a mob of hysterical vigilantes" adjective
See Also
hysteria mass hysteria uncontrollable hystericalness seduction theory globus hystericus neuromimesis laughter
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
cal ical kcal fecal jacal bocal decal mucal focal local cocal ducal cecal tical vocal socal mescal plical fiscal laical
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