What does hysterics mean?
Hysterics means plural of hysteric.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
plural of hysteric.
But when they went to tread down the earth, it seemed to her like sacrilege; and, forgetting every thing in one strong emotion, she sprang forward to prevent it. The effort was too much; and, for the first time, she sank back in the arms of the servants in strong hysterics!
"How such swooning daughters can do it, constantly fainting and having hysterics, is a mystery to me," said Muriel Jane. "Ho, they're a pretty sly lot," said Silvander Dan.
Use hysterics when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hysterics means plural of hysteric.
Common synonyms include hysteria.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But when they went to tread down the earth, it seemed to her like sacrilege; and, forgetting every thing in one strong emotion, she sprang forward to prevent it. The effort was too much; and, for the first time, she sank back in the arms of the servants in strong hysterics!
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