I. həˈsterik, (ˈ)hi|s-, -rēk adjective
Etymology: Latin hystericus of the womb
: hysterical
raved and ran hither and thither in hysteric insanity — W.M.Thackeray
II. noun
( -s )
1. : one subject to or suffering from hysteria
2. : an overemotional or unstable person
Bohemia, which has always been (along with better things) the refuge of fakers, self-deceivers, and hysterics — C.J.Rolo
a charlatan, a lucky hysteric , and a lying demagogue — John Gunther