hysterically
Definition
- Adverb:
- In an extremely emotional and uncontrolled way: Describes an action done with intense, overwhelming emotion, often involving loud crying, laughter, or screaming that is difficult to stop.
- In a wildly exaggerated or funny manner: Used informally to describe something as being extremely or uncontrollably funny.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- The audience laughed hysterically at the comedian's joke. (The audience laughed in an uncontrollably loud and prolonged way.)
- She cried hysterically after the car accident. (She cried with intense, overwhelming emotion.)
Advanced Usage
- "hysterically funny": used to emphasize that something is extremely amusing.
- The movie was hysterically funny; I couldn't stop laughing.
Variants and Related Words
- Hysterical (adjective): affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion; or, extremely funny.
- He was hysterical with grief. (He was overwhelmed by grief.)
- That story is hysterical! (That story is extremely funny.)
Synonyms
- Uncontrollably: in a way that cannot be controlled.
- Frantically: in a hurried, excited, or chaotic manner.
- Manically: in an excessively energetic or frenzied way.
Related Phrases
- To laugh hysterically: to laugh in an uncontrollable, often loud, manner.
- The children laughed hysterically at the clown.
Adverb
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in a hysterical manner
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she screamed hysterically when she heard the news
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