All 5 Uses of
hysteria
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- Now the high voice broke into hysteria, the gabbling screams of a hyena, the thudding became louder.†
Chpt 18 *
- She seemed to fight with hysteria.†
Chpt 18
- And a chuckling hysteria began in her throat, a whining laugh that grew louder and higher with each breath.†
Chpt 20
- A crowd had collected around the woman with the broken hand, and her hysteria increased, a screaming quality came into her laughter.†
Chpt 20
- Her face was growing red with hysteria.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
a state of excessive, uncontrollable emotion
In addition to being the adjective form of hysteria, the form hysterical can also indicate that something is exceedingly funny (leading to uncontrollable laughter)