plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a fit of uncontrollable laughter or crying
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebNeedless to say, Lina and Luke's flair for hysterics is always a highlight. Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2022 The crowd’s hysterics grew so unbearable that Sun Ra left the stage.Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 Reports of the Holocaust were dismissed as Jewish hysterics. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 June 2022 Due to her hysterics and county protocol, Orange police officers were instructed to put her back in the cruiser and drop her off just outside the county jail’s sally port, where she was released and given her phone back to call for a ride. Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 14 May 2022 Examples abound, but one of the latest is the party’s embrace of weak energy policies and its decision to play footsie with the Left’s climate hysterics for crass political purposes. Chip Roy, National Review, 5 July 2022 The first was a hardcore contingent of LGBTQ+ fans, a good many of whom were in hysterics before a punchline was even delivered. Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022 While critics were divided, the audience was in hysterics. Callahan Tormey, Town & Country, 8 May 2022 Earlier this month, a tree branch moving slightly in the wind at a Christmas tree farm sent him into hysterics.jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022 See More