hysteric

[hi-ster-ik] /hɪˈstɛr ɪk/
noun
1.
Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
2.
a person subject to hysteria.
adjective
3.
hysterical.
Origin
1650-60; < Latin hystericus < Greek hysterikós, suffering in the womb, hysterical (reflecting the Greeks' belief that hysteria was peculiar to women and caused by disturbances in the uterus); see hystero-, -ic
Related forms
antihysteric, noun, adjective
Can be confused
hysterics, histrionics.
Examples from the web for hysteric
  • Of course, computer models were used to justify their hysteria and their hysteric warming predictions to begin with.
  • That's the future and those of us not prone to hysteric complaining have a right to voice our view on that future.
British Dictionary definitions for hysteric

hysteric

/hɪˈstɛrɪk/
noun
1.
a hysterical person
adjective
2.
hysterical
See also hysterics
Word Origin
C17: from Latin hystericus literally: of the womb, from Greek husterikos, from hustera the womb; from the belief that hysteria in women originated in disorders of the womb

hysterical

/hɪˈstɛrɪkəl/
adjective
1.
of or suggesting hysteria: hysterical cries
2.
suffering from hysteria
3.
(informal) wildly funny
Derived Forms
hysterically, adverb
Word Origin and History for hysteric
adj.

1650s, from Latin hystericus, from Greek hysterikos "belonging to the womb" (see hysterical). As a noun from 1751.

hysteric in Medicine

hysteric hys·ter·ic (hĭ-stěr'ĭk)
n.

  1. A person suffering from hysteria.

  2. hysterics A fit of uncontrollable laughing or crying.