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hysterical

UK/his'terikәl/US
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Definitions

adj.

Showing uncontrollable emotion; relating to hysteria; extremely funny.

歇斯底里的;极其好笑的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
hystericroot
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=hysterical

Common Collocations

  • 1.hysterical laughter歇斯底里的笑
  • 2.hysterical crying歇斯底里的哭

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Her hysterical laughter was so contagious that everyone in the room started laughing uncontrollably.

  • 2.

    The movie was absolutely hysterical, with jokes that had the audience roaring with laughter.

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