Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in hysterics

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: in- hys-ter-ics
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

laughing or celebrating very hard and unable to stop.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Ryan had the place in hysterics by converting two spot kicks before the interval and he then produced the coup de grace with seven minutes left. The only sour note for Larne was the dismissal of Chris Gallagher, with 30 minutes left."

Usage

Informal

Synonyms

in stitches

Questions

What does in hysterics mean?: laughing or celebrating very hard and unable to stop.

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