hysteric
noun
hys·ter·ic
hi-ˈster-ik 
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British class hysterics aside, the furor over the Yellow Bittern may best be understood as an exercise in the political limits of self-care, individual action, and the iconoclastic stand.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
While most gun owners, like me, rightly roll their eyes at these performative hysterics, there are a few who take these extremists' warnings at face value.
—Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
The captain cocked his stick back and launched a wrister past Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger to give the hosts a 3-0 lead and send Ball Arena into complete hysterics.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2025
The clip, which has been viewed 1.6 million times, caused hysterics online.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
While most gun owners, like me, rightly roll their eyes at these performative hysterics, there are a few who take these extremists' warnings at face value.
—Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
The captain cocked his stick back and launched a wrister past Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger to give the hosts a 3-0 lead and send Ball Arena into complete hysterics.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2025
The clip, which has been viewed 1.6 million times, caused hysterics online.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Hysteric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hysteric. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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hysteric
noun
hys·ter·ic
his-ˈter-ik
: an individual subject to or affected by hysteria
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