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hysterical

adjective/iʃtɛɾiku/medium

his·té·ri·co

Definitions

1Relating to or affected by hysteria.
She was in a hysterical state after the accident.
The diagnosis was a hysterical reaction.
Common collocations
hysterical laughterhysterical cryinghysterical fit
2(Informal) Extremely funny.
The comedian's routine was absolutely hysterical.
We found the situation hysterical.

Etymology

Do latim 'hystericus', por sua vez do grego 'hysterikós' (relativo ao útero, 'hystéra'), devido a antigas teorias sobre a origem da histeria.

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