hysteric

Plural: hysterics

Noun

A person prone to fits of uncontrollable excitement or fear.
a person suffering from hysteria
A hysterical person.

Adjective Satellite

characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria; - Morris Fishbein
- "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"
- "hysterical amnesia"

Adj

Hysterical; relating to hysteria.

Examples

After revealing his winning word, his opponent became a HYSTERIC, claiming foul play.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus, hysterical”), from ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”).

Synonyms

hysterical

Scrabble Score: 16

hysteric: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hysteric: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hysteric: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

hysteric: valid Words With Friends Word