All 5 Uses of
hysteria
in
Me Before You
- There was a faint note of hysteria in his mother's voice.†
p. 36.2 *
- The thought made me mildly hysterical, and I struggled to keep myself together.†
p. 84.6hysterical = exceedingly funny (resulting in uncontrollable laughter); or exhibiting excessive, uncontrollable emotion
- I felt almost hysterical with excitement.†
p. 238.4
- I felt simultaneously acutely self-conscious and mildly hysterical.†
p. 294.7
- I think I'm getting hysterical.†
p. 295.9
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)