HYSTERICAL


Meaning of HYSTERICAL in English

adj.

1 suffering from/caused by hysteria

VERBS

▪ act , be , sound

Susan realized that she sounded ~.

▪ become , get , go

Calm down, you're getting ~.

ADVERB

▪ completely

▪ almost , nearly

Now Mary was almost ~.

▪ a little , slightly , etc.

▪ mildly , rather

▪ increasingly ( esp. BrE )

The political rhetoric is increasingly ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ with

Her parents were ~ with panic. ( figurative )

The audience was almost ~ with laughter.

2 very funny

VERBS

▪ be

ADVERB

▪ absolutely , totally ( esp. AmE )

The whole episode was absolutely ~!

Hysterical is used with these nouns: ↑ fit , ↑ giggle , ↑ laughter , ↑ outburst , ↑ scream , ↑ woman

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .