hysteric
2 of 2less common spelling of hysterical sense 1
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Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
But there are kinks that need to be worked out, including some plot hysterics (a burning of a house is too over the top) that throw it off its comedy tracks.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Again and again, however, antifa was dismissed by liberals and mainstream pundits as hysterics or radicals or extremists or worse: not even a thing.
—Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Still, the weird relationship hysterics in the film feel like something Cameron probably had a hand in creating, and there are some imaginative kills.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Tragedy is dealt with quietly, permeating the atmosphere, seldom leading to hysterics or scenes.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
But there are kinks that need to be worked out, including some plot hysterics (a burning of a house is too over the top) that throw it off its comedy tracks.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Again and again, however, antifa was dismissed by liberals and mainstream pundits as hysterics or radicals or extremists or worse: not even a thing.
—Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Still, the weird relationship hysterics in the film feel like something Cameron probably had a hand in creating, and there are some imaginative kills.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Hysteric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hysteric. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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hysteric
noun
hys·ter·ic
his-ˈter-ik 
: an individual subject to or affected by hysteria
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