hysterics

/ hɪˈstɛrɪks /

noun

1. an attack of hysteria
2. informal.
   wild uncontrollable bursts of laughter

Example Sentences

In his new book "The Cancel Culture Panic: How an American Obsession Went Global," Stanford professor Adrian Daub argues that the hysterics over this alleged trend amount to a moral panic.

From Salon

As the scene ended, all the women were in hysterics, ribbing each other over how they could better play their parts next time.

From New York Times

Trump himself definitely doesn't believe his own hysterics.

From Salon

I mean, it has the word “butt” in it, after all, which gets him into hysterics every time.

From Literature

More importantly, the plethora of cases related to the attempted coup and January 6 insurrection show that, stripped of their lies and hysterics, the insurrectionists fare poorly in the courtroom.

From Salon

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