What is "hysterics"

Usage examples of "hysterics".

The walls came faster, and faster, until Hala at last stopped the hysterics and held out her hand.

The Lacedemonian nation might have approved of it, but most modern dames would have gone into hysterics at the sight.

Ordinarily, since she wore the bare minimum of make-up, and her hair au naturale, she was ready for anything inside of twenty minutes, but she needed something to occupy her mind, to keep from descending into hysterics again.

Sterile, prepackaged peekaboo breasts flaunted on a woman who would probably go into hysterics if a square inch of natural torso were ever to show.

Charlie a lesson, and I could feel one of my spasms coming on, only Augusta told Rotherham he was a great fool not to have locked up the gunroom when he had an imp like Charlie to stay, and said surely he could not wish me to fall into strong hysterics, and so it passed off, and I was truly grateful to Augusta.

He watched the clubbers disappear in the distance like a roving carnival of religious hysterics, invading the wet grey streets to search for converts.

The first said that the convulsions were caused by hysterics, but the doctor said no, and prescribed rest and cold baths.

Phil had made his grand entry on Emperor, and Teddy had nearly sent the spectators into hysterics by his funny antics on the back of Jumbo, the educated mule.