hysteric
noun
hys·ter·ic
hi-ˈster-ik 
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When the kids start to settle in for bed, a rogue flashlight off in the distance scares them into hysterics.
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Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
At the wave of his hand, congregants would fall to the floor shrieking and convulsing in rapturous hysterics.
—Laura Bullard, Vox, 20 Sep. 2024
Its interest stems from how the scenes land like a series of vignettes, that transition from stillness to hysterics on a dime.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
Louis’s friends thought Fanny a hysteric on the subject, always crying wolf.
—Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
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Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
At the wave of his hand, congregants would fall to the floor shrieking and convulsing in rapturous hysterics.
—Laura Bullard, Vox, 20 Sep. 2024
Its interest stems from how the scenes land like a series of vignettes, that transition from stillness to hysterics on a dime.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
Louis’s friends thought Fanny a hysteric on the subject, always crying wolf.
—Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Hysteric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hysteric. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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hysteric
noun
hys·ter·ic
his-ˈter-ik
: an individual subject to or affected by hysteria
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