Both Uses of
hysteria
in
Flora & Ulysses
- Hysteria, thought Flora.†
p. 107.8 *
- She knew what to do for hysteria.†
p. 107.9
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)