in hysterics

idiom

: laughing very hard
The audience was in hysterics throughout the movie.

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Playing the son of Leslie Nielsen’s Lt. Frank Drebin, Neeson kept us in hysterics with a stupid-brilliant barrage of surreal wordplay and daffy slapstick. Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2025 Two twins from Texas have left internet users in hysterics for their efforts to reach some hidden candy. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025

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“In hysterics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20hysterics. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.

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