hysterical
gb/hɪstˈɛɹɪkəl/ us/hɪstˈɛɹɪkəl/
B2
อังกฤษ
~ 9800
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adjective
informal
B2
property
1
extremely funny; hilarious
Very, very funny and making people laugh a lot.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] is hysterical; find [something] hysterical
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes think 'hysterical' always means 'very upset'. In informal modern English, it is also very common to use 'hysterical' to mean 'extremely funny'. Use the context: if people are laughing, it usually means 'very funny'; if someone is crying or shouting, it means 'very upset'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
hilarious (Very close in meaning, slightly more neutral and common in writing.)
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very funny (Less intense and more literal; lacks the strong emotional tone of ‘hysterical’.)
คำตรงข้าม
dull (Describes something that is not interesting or funny at all.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
absolutely hysterical
|truly hysterical
|find [something] hysterical
|hysterical comedy
|hysterical joke
|hysterical scene
หัวข้อ
emotions
|entertainment
|daily life
|arts_entertainment
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- That stand‑up special was absolutely hysterical.
- The movie isn’t deep, but it’s hysterical from start to finish.
- Her impressions of the teachers were hysterical and had the whole class crying with laughter.
- I thought his story was hysterical, but my parents didn’t find it funny at all.
- The outtakes at the end of the show were hysterical.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The film was hysterical, and we laughed all night.
- His joke was so hysterical that I could not stop laughing.
- Everyone at the party thought her dance was hysterical.
- That TV show is hysterical; I watch it every week.
- Your story was hysterical, please tell it again.
adjective
B2
property
2
extremely upset and out of control
Very, very upset or afraid so that you cannot control your feelings or actions.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] is/gets/becomes hysterical; [someone] is hysterical with [emotion]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes use 'hysterical' for any strong feeling. It is best used when the person has lost control of their emotions, for example screaming, crying, or shaking. For normal strong feelings that are still controlled, words like 'very upset', 'very angry', or 'terrified' are more accurate.
คำพ้องความหมาย
frenzied (Emphasizes wild, uncontrolled behavior, sometimes with physical movement.)
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hysteric (Less common and more negative; often focuses on a person rather than the emotional state.)
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out of control (Less specific; can describe behavior in general, not only emotional states.)
คำตรงข้าม
calm (Describes someone who is in control of their emotions and not visibly upset.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
become hysterical
|get hysterical
|almost hysterical
|hysterical screaming
|hysterical sobbing
|hysterical with fear
หัวข้อ
emotions
|psychology
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She was hysterical when she heard the bad news and couldn’t stop crying.
- The crowd grew almost hysterical as the fire spread through the stand.
- He became hysterical with fear when he realized the door was locked.
- The child was hysterical after the accident and refused to get into the car.
- By the time the police arrived, people inside the building were completely hysterical.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She was hysterical after the crash and could not speak clearly.
- The boy became hysterical with fear when he lost his mother in the store.
- He shouted in a hysterical voice and waved his hands.
- The fans were almost hysterical when the singer came on stage.
- Try to stay calm; getting hysterical will not help.
adjective
technical
C1
property
3
relating to the disorder hysteria
About the medical idea of hysteria, a mental problem that can make people have strong feelings or body problems with no clear physical reason.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] has hysterical symptoms; [a condition] is hysterical
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may not realize this medical sense is dated and can sound sexist or offensive when used about women. In modern medical English, more precise terms like 'conversion disorder', 'somatic symptom disorder', or 'psychosomatic' are preferred.
คำพ้องความหมาย
psychosomatic (Focuses on physical symptoms caused or influenced by the mind, without the historical gendered assumptions of 'hysterical'.)
คำตรงข้าม
organic (In medical use, refers to conditions caused by physical changes in the body, not by psychological causes.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
hysterical neurosis
|hysterical patient
|hysterical symptoms
|hysterical paralysis
|hysterical condition
หัวข้อ
medicine
|psychology
|history
|health
|science
ตัวอย่าง
- Early psychiatrists often labeled unexplained physical symptoms as signs of a hysterical disorder.
- The case reports describe several women admitted with what was then called hysterical neurosis.
- Modern medicine recognizes that many conditions once seen as hysterical were poorly understood neurological diseases.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Old medical books sometimes use the term hysterical illness.
- Doctors today try not to call a patient hysterical in this medical sense.
- Many problems that were called hysterical were later explained by science.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
hysterical
IPA
GB/hɪstˈɛɹɪkəl/
US/hɪstˈɛɹɪkəl/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
hys - ter - ic - al (4 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ter)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: hysterical
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Core family
hysteria
noun C1
hysterically
adverb B2
Advanced or less common
hysteric
noun
วลีและสำนวน
almost hysterical
1/ˈɔlmˌoʊst hɪstˈɛɹɪkəl/
fixed phrase
very close to hysterical
Feeling so strong an emotion that you are close to losing control of yourself, but not fully.
ตัวอย่าง
- By the end of the argument she sounded almost hysterical.
- The crowd grew almost hysterical as the final seconds ticked away.
be hysterical with fear
1/bˈi hɪstˈɛɹɪkəl wˈɪθ fˈɪɹ/
fixed phrase
extremely afraid and out of control
To be so afraid that you cannot control your crying, shouting, or other actions.
ตัวอย่าง
- She was hysterical with fear during the storm.
- The passengers were hysterical with fear as the plane shook violently.
be hysterical with laughter
1/bˈi hɪstˈɛɹɪkəl wˈɪθ lˈæftɚ/
fixed phrase
informal
laugh so much you lose control
To laugh so much and so hard that you cannot easily stop or control yourself.
ตัวอย่าง
- We were hysterical with laughter by the end of the story.
- The children were hysterical with laughter at the clown’s tricks.
become hysterical
1/bɪkˈʌm hɪstˈɛɹɪkəl/
fixed phrase
start losing emotional control
To start to be so upset or afraid that you cannot control your feelings or behavior.
ตัวอย่าง
- Several people became hysterical when they saw the smoke.
- The child became hysterical when the nurse came with the injection.
get hysterical
1/ɡˈɛt hɪstˈɛɹɪkəl/
fixed phrase
informal
begin to be hysterical
To start to act in a very emotional and uncontrolled way, for example by crying or shouting.
ตัวอย่าง
- There’s no need to get hysterical; let’s talk about it calmly.
- He gets hysterical every time he has to speak in public.
hysterical laughter
1/hɪstˈɛɹɪkəl lˈæftɚ/
fixed phrase
very loud, uncontrolled laughter
Laughter that is very loud and strong, and hard to stop or control.
ตัวอย่าง
- The room erupted in hysterical laughter when he slipped on stage.
- Her comment was followed by a burst of hysterical laughter from the audience.