/isˈte.ɾi.ko/
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Translation
hysterical
Word origin
From Greek hysterikos ('of the womb'), from hystera ('womb'), reflecting an ancient belief that the condition arose from the uterus.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- hysterikos
- English cognates
- hysteric, hysteria
Grammar
Femininehistérica
Masc pluralhistéricos
Fem pluralhistéricas
Examples
araña.
He became hysterical when he saw the spider.
, .
Do not get hysterical, everything has a solution.
multitud .
The crowd was hysterical at the concert.
¡ reírte !
Stop laughing in such a hysterical way!
risa .
Her hysterical laughter could be heard from the street.
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