Definition for Hysteric:

• - AL, his-ter'ik, - al, adj. pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with hysterics or hysteria: like hysterics, fitfully and violently emotional.-- adv. HYSTER'ICALLY.-- ns. HYSTER'ICS, HYST[= E]R'IA, a nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying alternately, with a choking sensation in the throat, but often as a counterfeit of some organic disease.-- adjs. HYS'TEROID, - AL, like hysteria.-- ns. HYSTEROM[= A]N'IA, hysterical mania, often marked by erotic delusions and an excessive desire to attract attention; HYSTEROT'OMY, the operation of cutting into the uterus. [ L. hystericus-- Gr. hysterikos-- hystera, the womb.]

Synonyms for Hysteric:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • hysteric,
  • hysterical.
  •neurotic (adjective)
  • deviant,
  • erratic,
  • choked,
  • unhealthy,
  • disoriented,
  • Clutched,
  • nervous,
  • inhibited,
  • aberrant,
  • distraught,
  • unstable,
  • upset,
  • compulsive,
  • overwrought,
  • anxious,
  • manic,
  • disturbed,
  • hung up,
  • basket case,
  • disordered,
  • obsessive,
  • abnormal,
  • uptight,
  • wired.
  •vulgar (adjective)
  • mobbish.

• n.

  •hysteria (noun)
  • agitation,
  • nervousness,
  • frenzy,
  • delirium,
  • hysterics,
  • feverishness,
  • panic,
  • unreason,
  • mirth,
  • madness,
  • excitement.
  •mirth (noun)
  • fun,
  • cheerfulness,
  • merrymaking,
  • levity,
  • jollity,
  • jocularity,
  • laughter,
  • happiness,
  • gaiety,
  • glee,
  • whoopee,
  • joviality,
  • entertainment,
  • gladness,
  • jocundity,
  • cheer,
  • hysteria,
  • hilarity,
  • laughs,
  • joyousness,
  • lightheartedness,
  • frivolity,
  • amusement,
  • sport,
  • revelry,
  • merriment,
  • frolic,
  • Kicks,
  • rejoicing,
  • festivity,
  • Convulsions,
  • pleasure.
  •paroxysm (noun)
  • eruption,
  • fury,
  • outbreak,
  • fit,
  • rage,
  • furor,
  • passion,
  • Fuming,
  • anger,
  • flare-up,
  • frothing,
  • explosion,
  • convulsion,
  • attack,
  • outburst,
  • violence.
  •rage (noun)
  • hemorrhage,
  • exasperation,
  • asperity,
  • heat,
  • blowup,
  • raving,
  • indignation,
  • ire,
  • fireworks,
  • paroxysm,
  • dander,
  • rampage,
  • squall,
  • wingding,
  • animosity,
  • choler,
  • tantrum,
  • acerbity,
  • wrath,
  • irritation,
  • gall,
  • storm,
  • uproar,
  • bitterness,
  • vehemence,
  • bluster,
  • spasm,
  • apoplexy,
  • resentment,
  • huff,
  • spleen,
  • umbrage,
  • acrimony,
  • ferocity,
  • obsession,
  • mania,
  • temper,
  • ferment.
  •tantrum (noun)
  • wax,
  • conniption,
  • temper tantrum.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • melodramatic,
  • hectic,
  • exacerbate,
  • frenetic,
  • hammy,
  • rile,
  • ravening,
  • worsen,
  • ravish,
  • provoke,
  • in hysterics,
  • uproarious,
  • irritate,
  • infuriate,
  • hysterically,
  • rabid,
  • uncontrollable,
  • phrenetic,
  • overzealous,
  • furious,
  • overambitious,
  • feverish,
  • raging,
  • obstreperous,
  • overeager,
  • insane,
  • frenzied,
  • unreasoning,
  • violate,
  • exasperate,
  • blustering,
  • Tameless,
  • emotive,
  • sensational,
  • appall,
  • delirious,
  • theatrical,
  • intense,
  • frantic,
  • inextinguishable,
  • hypochondriac,
  • stormy,
  • infatuated,
  • fanatical,
  • wild,
  • unmitigated,
  • rash,
  • disorderly,
  • febrile,
  • dramatic,
  • scandalize,
  • violent,
  • desecrate,
  • passionate,
  • outrageous,
  • aggravate,
  • histrionic,
  • enrage,
  • Tumultuary,
  • turbulent,
  • emotional,
  • overanxious,
  • perfervid,
  • desperate,
  • inflame,
  • mad,
  • riotous,
  • crazy,
  • tumultuous,
  • overenthusiastic,
  • scandalise,
  • troublous,
  • extravagant.

Antonyms for Hysteric:

• adj.

  • neurotic
    balanced, adjusted, normal, stable, sane.
  • Other antonyms:
    unneurotic.

• n.

  • hysteria
    calmness, Collectedness, control, calm, peace, Sereneness.
  • mirth
    misery, blues, distress, sadness, melancholy, depression, sorrow, seriousness, woe, gloom, unhappiness, pain, work.
  • paroxysm
    happiness, peacefulness.
  • rage
    indifference, harmony, kindness, pleasure, glee, love, mildness, Sweetness.
  • tantrum
    contentment.

Hysteric Sentence Examples:

• The table roared with hysteric laughter at one of this woman's anecdotes.

• Her quiet voice carried no sense of hysteric emotion, but one of grave grace.

Hyponym for Hysteric:

• n.

  • person
    neurotic, mental case, psychoneurotic.