See also: Hysterics Hysterical Hysterically Hystericus Hyte Hysteria Hysteresis Hysterectomy Hyster/o Hysteretic Hysterectomize Hysterogram Hysteropexy Hysterotomy Hysterolysis Hysteromyoma Hysteropathy Hysteroscope Hysterization
HYTERICS [həˈsterik]
NOUN
(hĭ-stĕr′ĭk) n. 1. hysterics(used with a sing. or pl. verb) A fit of uncontrollable laughing or crying. 2. A person suffering from hysteria. No longer in clinical use.
The term hysterical, applied to an individual, can mean that they are emotional or irrationally upset; applied to a situation that does not involve panic, it means that situation is uncontrollably amusing (the connotation being that it invokes hysterical laughter).
To see someone else have hysterics indicates that you should resist outside pressure to act contrary to your own judgment; to dream of having hysterics yourself suggests that you could profit from the advice of trustworthy friends.... The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams