hysterical

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• /hɪˈstɛɹɪkəl/
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From hysteric + -al, from Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the womb, hysterical”), from ῠ̔στέρᾱ (hŭstérā, “womb”).

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: истеричен (isteričen) — arising from hysteria
• Catalan: histèric — arising from hysteria
• Chinese Mandarin: 歇斯底里的 (xiēsīdǐlǐ de) — arising from hysteria
• Czech: hysterický — arising from hysteria
• Dutch: hysterisch — arising from hysteria
• Esperanto: histeria — arising from hysteria
• Finnish: hysteerinen — arising from hysteria
• French: hystérique — arising from hysteria
• German: hysterisch — arising from hysteria
• Greek: υστερικός (ysterikós) — arising from hysteria
• Hungarian: hisztérikus — arising from hysteria
• Hungarian: hisztériás — arising from hysteria
• Icelandic: sefasjúkur — arising from hysteria
• Icelandic: móðursjúkur — arising from hysteria
• Icelandic: æstur — arising from hysteria
• Icelandic: í uppnámi — arising from hysteria
• Icelandic: í geðshræringu — arising from hysteria
• Irish: histéireach — arising from hysteria
• Italian: isterico — arising from hysteria
• Latvian: histērisks — arising from hysteria
• Polish: histeryczny — arising from hysteria
• Portuguese: histérico — arising from hysteria
• Russian: истери́ческий (isteríčeskij) — arising from hysteria
• Slovene: histeričen — arising from hysteria
• Swedish: hysterisk — arising from hysteria
• Ukrainian: істеричний (isteryčnyj) — arising from hysteria
• Welsh: hysteraidd — arising from hysteria
• Bulgarian: истеричен (isteričen) — prone to having hysterics
• Catalan: histèric — prone to having hysterics
• Chinese Mandarin: 易發歇斯底里的 (yì fā xiēsīdǐlǐ de) — prone to having hysterics
• Czech: hysterický — prone to having hysterics
• Finnish: hysteerinen — prone to having hysterics
• French: hystérique — prone to having hysterics
• French: surexcité — prone to having hysterics
• German: hysterisch — prone to having hysterics
• Greek: υστερικός (ysterikós) — prone to having hysterics
• Hungarian: hisztérikus — prone to having hysterics
• Hungarian: hisztériás — prone to having hysterics
• Icelandic: sefasjúkur — prone to having hysterics
• Icelandic: móðursjúkur — prone to having hysterics
• Icelandic: æstur — prone to having hysterics
• Latvian: histērisks — prone to having hysterics
• Māori: keka — prone to having hysterics
• Portuguese: histérico — prone to having hysterics
• Russian: истеричный (isteričnyj) — prone to having hysterics
• Chinese Mandarin: 令人捧腹的 (lìngrén pěngfù de) — provoking laughter
• Finnish: riemastuttava — provoking laughter
• French: hystérique — provoking laughter
• French: tordant — provoking laughter
• Icelandic: mjög fyndinn — provoking laughter
• Italian: esilarante — provoking laughter
• Italian: da morire dal ridere — provoking laughter
• Russian: уморительный (umoritelʹnyj) — provoking laughter