hysteric

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n.

1. A person suffering from hysteria.
2. hysterics (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
   1. A fit of uncontrollable laughing or crying.
   2. An attack of hysteria.

adj.

Hysterical.

[From Latin hystericus, hysterical, from Greek husterikos, from husterā, womb (from the former idea that disturbances in the womb caused hysteria).]

(hĭ-stĕr'ĭk)
n.

1. A person suffering from hysteria.
2. hysterics A fit of uncontrollable laughing or crying.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person suffering from hysteria

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The adjective hysteric has one meaning:

Meaning #1: characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
  Synonym: hysterical

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hysterisk anfald, hysterisk person
adj. - hysterisk

idioms:

• be in hysterics    vildt latteranfald
• have hysterics    have hysterisk anfald

Nederlands (Dutch)
hystericus, zenuwzieke, hysterisch, zenuwziek, overspannen

Français (French)
n. - hystérique
adj. - hystérique

idioms:

• be in hysterics    rire aux larmes, être écroulé de rire
• have hysterics    avoir une crise de nerfs

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hysteriker
adj. - hysterisch

idioms:

• be in hysterics    hysterisch lachen
• have hysterics    hysterisch lachen/weinen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ψυχολ., μτφ.) υστερικός, (πληθ.) (καθομ.) ξεκαρδιστικά/υστερικά γέλια
adj. - υστερικός

idioms:

• be in hysterics    παθαίνω υστερική κρίση, με έχει πιάσει υστερικό γέλιο
• have hysterics    παθαίνω υστερική κρίση, με έχει πιάσει υστερικό γέλιο

Italiano (Italian)
isterico

idioms:

• be in/having hysterics    avere una crisi isterica

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) histérica
adj. - histérico

idioms:

• be in/having hysterics    tendo ataque de histeria

Русский (Russian)
истерический

idioms:

• be in/having hysterics    в истерике

Español (Spanish)
n. - histérico
adj. - histérico

idioms:

• be in hysterics    reír histéricamente, desternillarse de risa
• have hysterics    estar en un estado de emociones violentas, ponerse histérico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hysteriker, hysteriskt anfall, (pl.) hysteriskt skratt
adj. - hysterisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
歇斯底里, 歇斯底里患者, 歇斯底里的, 过度狂燥的

idioms:

• be in hysterics    在歇斯底里地发作, 在大笑大哭
• have hysterics    在歇斯底里地发作

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 歇斯底里, 歇斯底里患者
adj. - 歇斯底里的, 過度狂燥的

idioms:

• be in hysterics    在歇斯底里地發作, 在大笑大哭
• have hysterics    在歇斯底里地發作

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 히스테리의 발작, 히스테리 환자
adj. - 히스테리성의, 병적으로 흥분한, 이성을 잃은

idioms:

• be in hysterics    히스테리의 상태에 있다
• have hysterics    히스테리의 상태에 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ヒステリーの, 病的に興奮した
n. - ヒステリー患者

idioms:

• be in/having hysterics    ヒステリーを起こす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المهستر أو المهروع المصاب بالهستيريا أو الهرع (صفه) هستيري, هرعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ברבים: התקף של היסטריה, צחוק או שמחה ללא שליטה עצמית‬
adj. - ‮עצבני, היסטרי‬

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